Buried Together Like an Apartment in a Single Tomb? The Mystery of Yeongsan River's Giant Jar Coffins

Did everyone enjoy last week's Part 1 on the National Museum of Naju?
We introduced a unique gilt-bronze crown excavated from the tomb of a powerful figure in the Yeongsan River region.
Now, let me ask you a question. Where inside the tomb was this flamboyant gilt-bronze crown discovered?

The correct answer is none other than the "jar coffin," a massive jar-shaped coffin.
In Part 2 of our visit to the National Museum of Naju, we take a closer look at this mysterious jar coffin that held the gilt-bronze crown.
Initially, everyday jars were repurposed as coffins, but they gradually evolved into massive, dedicated coffins reaching up to 3 meters in length.
It is said that completing just a single jar coffin took a whopping 90 days.

Do these round coffins, reminiscent of giant eggs, truly embody a yearning for resurrection and rebirth?

This is not the only surprising aspect. Unlike Baekje or Silla, which built colossal royal tombs for a single king, it was completely different.
A 1,500-year-old "apartment-style tomb" emerged, where figures ranging from chiefs to community members were buried in layers within a single tomb.

Check out the video now to uncover the secrets of the massive jar coffins left behind by the forces that once ruled the Yeongsan River basin 1,500 years ago.

Reported by So Hwan-uk | Produced by Lee Mi-sun | Edited by Kim In-sun | Filmed by Moon Jeong-do and Jang Se-won | CG by Ahn Jun-seok | Produced by Knowledge Contents IP Team | Data provided by National Museum of Naju and National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, Naju
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