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Seoul, Washington begin joint underwater search for U.S. aircraft downed in Korean War

The operations in Gangwon, involving some 40 personnel, will attempt to retrieve a fighter and transporter that went down in 1952.

2026.8.3

This transverse bamboo wind instrument was recently unearthed at the site of the royal palace of the Baekje Dynasty (18 B.C. to A.D. 660) in the area now known as Buyeo County, South Chungcheong, the Buyeo National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage under the Korea Heritage Service said on Feb. 5. [KOREA HERITAGE SERVICE]

7th century flute, wood tablets surface at Buyeo excavation site

A bamboo flute that offers a rare clue to the soundscape of the Baekje Dynasty (18 B.C. to A.D. 660) some 1,400 years ago was unearthed at the site of the royal palace in Sabi, the third and final capital of Baekje.

2026.2.5

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The Baekma Hill seen along with the Cheorwon plain, Gangwon [JOONGANG ILBO]

Seoul to resume recovery of Korean War KIA in DMZ

The Ministry of National Defense will resume excavation work in the demilitarized zone to recover the remains of soldiers killed during the 1950-53 Korean War, starting next month.

2025.9.16

A member from the defense ministry's excavation team brushes off dirt from the remains of Pfc. Kang Nong-won in Inje County, Gangwon, in June 2020. [YONHAP]

Defense Ministry begins annual effort to recover remains of Korean War fallen

The Defense Ministry said Monday it began an annual project to recover the remains of soldiers killed during the 1950-53 Korean War, seeking to find more than 220 missing service members this year.

2025.3.17

Korea's Minister of Interior and Safety Lee Sang-min, center, and Director of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Kelly McKeague, right, pose for a photo after signing an MOU in Hawaii on the excavation of the remains of soldiers killed in Pacific war zones on Wednesday. [YONHAP]

Korea, U.S. to cooperate in excavating remains of Korean forced laborers killed in Pacific War

The Korean government will join efforts with the United States to excavate the remains of Korean forced laborers killed during World War II.

2024.8.8

Cattle bones have been excavated at the redevelopment site of Sewoon District No. 4 in central Seoul. [HANUL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CULTURAL HERITAGE]

Cattle bones from Joseon Dynasty found at urban redevelopment site near Jongmyo Shrine

A significant quantity of cattle bones, believed to have been buried during the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), were discovered near Jongmyo Shrine in central Seoul.

2024.7.17

The irony of excavation being destruction (KOR)

It is ironic to demand that local residents struggling to survive should protect their cultural properties.

2023.9.20

The irony of excavation being destruction

It is ironic to demand that local residents struggling to survive should protect their cultural properties.

2023.9.19

Buried bathrooms

Architectural remnants of what is presumed to be an about 150-year-old lavatory with what researchers say were four or five cubicles have been discovered inside Gyeongbok Palace in central Seoul, the Cultural Heritage Administration announced on...

2021.7.8

About 1,600 pieces of metal movable type were found inside a pot excavated recently in Gongyeong-dong, central Seoul. [CULTURAL HERITAGE ADMINISTRATION]

Ancient hangul type among treasure trove of buried relics

The Korean alphabet, called hangul, is recognized globally as one of the most creative phonetic systems in the world. The current hangul system is composed of 24 basic letters, but it wasn't always this simple. The modern orthography we use ...

2021.6.29