Chuntaek Seong
Biographic Data
| ID | 3643126 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Chuntaek Seong |
| GIVEN NAMES | Chuntaek |
| FAMILY NAME | Seong |
| SIGNATURE | SEONG C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Kyung Hee University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2371-5389 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 89 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
The Early Upper Paleolithic of Korea
Despite the continuous reporting of radiometric chronology of lithic assemblages in the Korean peninsula, systematic evaluation of reliable radiocarbon ( 14 C) dates and discussion on the lithic technological variability have not been adequately presented. This paper attempts to address the issue reviewing the available data on the Early Upper Paleolithic (EUP) of Korea, with a focus on 14 C chronology and lithic technology. Also, these recent ad…
Obsidian and the emergence of microlithic technology in Korea
Examining the distance-decay effect on obsidian lithic technological organization and its implications for raw material transportation
Final Pleistocene and early Holocene population dynamics and the emergence of pottery on the Korean Peninsula
Moving in and moving out
While adaptive responses to ecological settings have been the focus of traditional approaches to the spatial organization of mobile hunter-gatherers, social factors also affect the positioning of bands. Hunter-gatherers position themselves in locations not just to exploit food resources, but also to maintain a certain distance to neighboring bands. Hunter-gatherer spatial organization was an agglomerated consequence of balancing two behaviors: sp…
Human behavioral responses to the 8.2 ka BP climatic event
AMS Dates from Two Archaeological Sites of Korea
In interpreting radiocarbon dating results, it is important that archaeologists distinguish uncertainties derived from random errors and those from systematic errors, because the two must be dealt with in different ways. One of the problems that archaeologists face in practice, however, is that when receiving dating results from laboratories, they are rarely able to critically assess whether differences between multiple 14 C dates of materials ar…
The eastern Asian 'Middle Palaeolithic' revisited
Diversity of Lithic Assemblages and Evolution of Late Palaeolithic Culture in Korea
One of the most characteristic aspects of the Late Palaeolithic in Korea is the diversity of lithic assemblages. Assemblages dominated by quartzite and vein quartz artifacts persisted throughout the Palaeolithic, while blade and microblade assemblages mark the typical Late Palaeolithic technology. Still, given that lithic technological organization is characterized by the interplay of technical constraints, raw material availability, and hunter-g…
Emergence of a Blade Industry and Evolution of Late Paleolithic Technology in the Republic of Korea
The origin and spread of behavioral modernity has been one of the most hotly debated paleoanthropological issues during the past two decades or so. Researchers have examined changes in technology, subsistence, and social organization. The Upper (Late) Paleolithic is traditionally characterized by the establishment of a blade industry. Patterns of lithic technology closely reflect settlement and subsistence systems, and any change can be explained…
Tanged points, microblades and Late Palaeolithic hunting in Korea
The present study examines the stone weapons available in Late Palaeolithic Korea, showing how the change in lithics signals a change in hunting strategy. In advance of the Late Glacial Maximum, a tanged spear tip flourished, reflecting the hunting of large mammals associated with the colder climate. In the more variable climate that followed, the prevalence of microliths suggests lightweight composite hunting weapons mostly used in pursuit of sm…
Quartzite and Vein Quartz as Lithic Raw Materials Reconsidered
The present study challenges the widespread notion of an unchanging crude technology of quartzite and vein quartz assemblages in the Korean Paleolithic. Though mostly coarse and tough, the raw materials vary in texture, homogeneity, and thus quality in lithic manufacture, which in turn is the main reason why there is significant variability in the lithic technology. In contrast to the common impressionistic assumption, these materials produce not…
Tanged points, microblades and Late Palaeolithic hunting in Korea
The present study examines the stone weapons available in Late Palaeolithic Korea, showing how the change in lithics signals a change in hunting strategy. In advance of the Late Glacial Maximum, a tanged spear tip flourished, reflecting the hunting of large mammals associated with the colder climate. In the more variable climate that followed, the prevalence of microliths suggests lightweight composite hunting weapons mostly used in pursuit of sm…
Quartzite and Vein Quartz as Lithic Raw Materials Reconsidered
The present study challenges the widespread notion of an unchanging crude technology of quartzite and vein quartz assemblages in the Korean Paleolithic. Though mostly coarse and tough, the raw materials vary in texture, homogeneity, and thus quality in lithic manufacture, which in turn is the main reason why there is significant variability in the lithic technology. In contrast to the common impressionistic assumption, these materials produce not…
The eastern Asian 'Middle Palaeolithic' revisited
Moving in and moving out
While adaptive responses to ecological settings have been the focus of traditional approaches to the spatial organization of mobile hunter-gatherers, social factors also affect the positioning of bands. Hunter-gatherers position themselves in locations not just to exploit food resources, but also to maintain a certain distance to neighboring bands. Hunter-gatherer spatial organization was an agglomerated consequence of balancing two behaviors: sp…
Emergence of a Blade Industry and Evolution of Late Paleolithic Technology in the Republic of Korea
The origin and spread of behavioral modernity has been one of the most hotly debated paleoanthropological issues during the past two decades or so. Researchers have examined changes in technology, subsistence, and social organization. The Upper (Late) Paleolithic is traditionally characterized by the establishment of a blade industry. Patterns of lithic technology closely reflect settlement and subsistence systems, and any change can be explained…
AMS Dates from Two Archaeological Sites of Korea
In interpreting radiocarbon dating results, it is important that archaeologists distinguish uncertainties derived from random errors and those from systematic errors, because the two must be dealt with in different ways. One of the problems that archaeologists face in practice, however, is that when receiving dating results from laboratories, they are rarely able to critically assess whether differences between multiple 14 C dates of materials ar…
Obsidian and the emergence of microlithic technology in Korea
Quartzite and Vein Quartz as Lithic Raw Materials Reconsidered
The present study challenges the widespread notion of an unchanging crude technology of quartzite and vein quartz assemblages in the Korean Paleolithic. Though mostly coarse and tough, the raw materials vary in texture, homogeneity, and thus quality in lithic manufacture, which in turn is the main reason why there is significant variability in the lithic technology. In contrast to the common impressionistic assumption, these materials produce not…
Tanged points, microblades and Late Palaeolithic hunting in Korea
The present study examines the stone weapons available in Late Palaeolithic Korea, showing how the change in lithics signals a change in hunting strategy. In advance of the Late Glacial Maximum, a tanged spear tip flourished, reflecting the hunting of large mammals associated with the colder climate. In the more variable climate that followed, the prevalence of microliths suggests lightweight composite hunting weapons mostly used in pursuit of sm…
Emergence of a Blade Industry and Evolution of Late Paleolithic Technology in the Republic of Korea
The origin and spread of behavioral modernity has been one of the most hotly debated paleoanthropological issues during the past two decades or so. Researchers have examined changes in technology, subsistence, and social organization. The Upper (Late) Paleolithic is traditionally characterized by the establishment of a blade industry. Patterns of lithic technology closely reflect settlement and subsistence systems, and any change can be explained…
Diversity of Lithic Assemblages and Evolution of Late Palaeolithic Culture in Korea
One of the most characteristic aspects of the Late Palaeolithic in Korea is the diversity of lithic assemblages. Assemblages dominated by quartzite and vein quartz artifacts persisted throughout the Palaeolithic, while blade and microblade assemblages mark the typical Late Palaeolithic technology. Still, given that lithic technological organization is characterized by the interplay of technical constraints, raw material availability, and hunter-g…
AMS Dates from Two Archaeological Sites of Korea
In interpreting radiocarbon dating results, it is important that archaeologists distinguish uncertainties derived from random errors and those from systematic errors, because the two must be dealt with in different ways. One of the problems that archaeologists face in practice, however, is that when receiving dating results from laboratories, they are rarely able to critically assess whether differences between multiple 14 C dates of materials ar…
The eastern Asian 'Middle Palaeolithic' revisited
Human behavioral responses to the 8.2 ka BP climatic event
Final Pleistocene and early Holocene population dynamics and the emergence of pottery on the Korean Peninsula
Moving in and moving out
While adaptive responses to ecological settings have been the focus of traditional approaches to the spatial organization of mobile hunter-gatherers, social factors also affect the positioning of bands. Hunter-gatherers position themselves in locations not just to exploit food resources, but also to maintain a certain distance to neighboring bands. Hunter-gatherer spatial organization was an agglomerated consequence of balancing two behaviors: sp…
Examining the distance-decay effect on obsidian lithic technological organization and its implications for raw material transportation
The Early Upper Paleolithic of Korea
Despite the continuous reporting of radiometric chronology of lithic assemblages in the Korean peninsula, systematic evaluation of reliable radiocarbon ( 14 C) dates and discussion on the lithic technological variability have not been adequately presented. This paper attempts to address the issue reviewing the available data on the Early Upper Paleolithic (EUP) of Korea, with a focus on 14 C chronology and lithic technology. Also, these recent ad…
Obsidian and the emergence of microlithic technology in Korea
Archaeology (12 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (12 works) · Geography (12 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (10 works) · Geology (8 works) · Biology (6 works) · Pleistocene (6 works) · Paleontology (5 works) · Upper Paleolithic (5 works) · Ecology (4 works)