Changes in the cultural landscape of prehistoric and ancient communities in the middle region of the Geumgang River

The changes in the cultural landscape were examined through the analysis of the distribution patterns of archaeological sites from the Bronze Age to the Three Kingdoms Period in Sejong-city. During the Garak-dong type stage of the Bronze Age, large-scale settlements and surrounding settlements formed a local community and formed an interconnected landscape structure. This could be confirmed through a visual relationship in which settlements share visible landscape and interact. On the other hand, the landscape of the unit settlement served as a meaningful place where residential areas, tombs, and living economic activity spaces were structured to form solidarity and identity between individuals and groups. In the Songguk-ri type stage, the size of the settlements was reduced compared to the previous period, and the space occupied was limited. During this period, small and medium-sized settlements were concentrated in the Dangam-ri area to form a community, and small settlements showed a global distribution pattern. The landscape inside the settlements was inferred through a cultural landscape composed of multiple settlements. Here, the pottery farmland acts as a major landscape for sharing collective labor and experience, and it seems that it has the meaning of strengthening the solidarity of members and maintaining society. During the Proto-Three Kingdom Period, settlements were located on flatland, and various functional spaces were formed to interact with the large-scale settlement of Daepyeong-ri. This was based on a distribution network in which functional spaces were systematically linked within a radius of 10km around the top settlement. The landscape of the Baekje period is represented by the site of Naseong-ri. During this period, it can be seen that the landscape structure was reorganized around a new base called Naseong-ri in accordance with the strategy of expanding the influence of the central power of Baekje and securing the receiving system. This was a form in which the lower economic hubs were structured in a resin type with Naseong-ri at the peak. On the outskirts of the Naseong-ri ruins, the tomb of the ruling class was set up in a special place separated from the living space, and the view of the tomb was controlled to form a powerful landscape that maximized the existence of political power

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