# Yunggimun pottery

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Yunggimun pottery Hangul 융기문토기 Hanja 隆起文土器 Revised Romanization Yunggimun Togi McCune–Reischauer Yunggimun T'ogi

**Yunggimuntogi**, **yunggimun pottery** or **Deotmunitogi** (덧무늬토기)[1] is the oldest type of [Korean pottery](/source/Korean_pottery).[2] The name literally means "raised-design pottery";[3] it has also been called "pre-slant [earthenware](/source/Earthenware)".[4] Dated to circa 5,000 [BCE](/source/Common_Era), yunggimun pottery were flat-bottomed wares decorated with [relief](/source/Relief) designs, raised horizontal lines and other impressions.[2]

This style of pottery is characterized by pinched, raised decoration, plain raised and raised and impressed lines.[3]

This style of pottery has been found in northeast Korea[3] in addition to other regions. Some sites at which yunggimun pottery have been found include [Sangnodaedo](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sangnodaedo&action=edit&redlink=1) (island located in [Yokjimyeon](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9A%95%EC%A7%80%EB%A9%B4) [Tongyeong](/source/Tongyeong)), [Osan-ri](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%96%91%EC%96%91_%EC%98%A4%EC%82%B0%EB%A6%AC_%EC%9C%A0%EC%A0%81) (in [Sonyangmyeon](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%86%90%EC%96%91%EB%A9%B4), [Yangyang County](/source/Yangyang_County)) and [Dongsam-dong](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%8F%99%EC%82%BC%EB%8F%99) (at [Yeongdo District](/source/Yeongdo_District), [Busan](/source/Busan)).[5]

## See also

- [Jeulmun pottery period](/source/Jeulmun_pottery_period)

- [Prehistoric Korea](/source/Prehistoric_Korea)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["덧무늬토기"](http://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Contents/Item/E0015457). *[Encyclopedia of Korean Culture](/source/Encyclopedia_of_Korean_Culture)*.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Rurarz_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Rurarz_2-1) Rurarz 2009, p.25

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Portal27_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Portal27_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Portal27_3-2) Portal 2000, p.27

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["PaperSearch 학술논문검색사이트"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150427142833/http://www.papersearch.net/view/detail.asp?detail_key=23800199). Archived from [the original](http://www.papersearch.net/view/detail.asp?detail_key%3D23800199) on April 27, 2015. Retrieved July 31, 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Nelson_5-0)** Nelson, p. 34–35

## Bibliography

- Sarah M. Nelson (2004). [*Korean social archaeology: early villages*](https://books.google.com/books?id=GrVxAAAAMAAJ). Jimoondang. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-89-88095-01-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-89-88095-01-0). Retrieved 31 July 2013.

- Jane Portal (20 March 2000). *Korea: art and archaeology*. British Museum. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-7141-1487-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7141-1487-3).

- Joanna Rurarz (2009). *Historia Korei*. Dialog. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-83-89899-28-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-83-89899-28-6).

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