Baekje technology and everyday life 1,600 years ago... Public lectures linked to exhibition at Jangmi Mountain Fortress in Chungju

[Financial News] A public lecture series will give visitors a chance to view artifacts while listening to explanations from the person responsible for the excavation and learn about Baekje history from 1,600 years ago through expert talks. It will connect the excavation findings at Jangmi Mountain Fortress in Chungju with contemporary local culture.
According to the National Heritage Administration on the 13th, the National Jungwon Research Institute of Cultural Heritage will hold “Jangmi Mountain Fortress: Bridging Time” on the 15th and November 12 at the auditorium in Gukwon Hall at the institute in Chungju, North Chungcheong Province. Both sessions will run from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., and anyone may attend in person without registering in advance.
The lectures are linked to the special exhibition “Baekje’s Time Awakens 1,600 Years Ago,” currently on view in the institute’s exhibition hall. The exhibition, which opened on September 1, runs through December 31.
Before each lecture, participants will tour the exhibition from 1:30 p.m., with commentary from the person in charge of the actual excavation. They will then learn about the site’s historical significance and ways to make use of cultural heritage through expert talks.
On the 15th, Hong Seong-hwa, a professor at Konkuk University, will give a lecture titled “Jangmi Mountain Fortress: Reading 1,600 Years of Stories—The History of Jangmi Mountain Fortress Through Records and Memory.” The session will trace the fortress’s history through records and memory.
On November 12, Kim Eun-kyung, director of the Public Archaeology Center at the Sejong Cultural Heritage Foundation, will address “From Heritage Site to Everyday Life, Connecting Jangmi Mountain Fortress—New Possibilities for Jangmi Mountain Fortress and the Use of Cultural Heritage.” The session is designed to prompt consideration of ways to connect excavation findings with the everyday lives of local residents.
Jangmi Mountain Fortress is situated at a strategic location from which it could control the Namhan River waterway and overland routes leading to the Han River basin. Findings from an excavation made public last month included the largest wooden water-collection facility from Baekje’s Hanseong period, as well as a basket and an ox nose ring. They provide insight into water-management technology at the time and the lives of people inside the fortress.

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