Silla Kingdom Tomb Excavated in South Korea - Archaeology Magazine

Silla Kingdom Tomb Excavated in South Korea - Archaeology Magazine

Silla chamber tomb, Gyeongju, South Korea GYOENGJU, SOUTH KOREA—Korea JoongAng Daily reports that six wooden tombs have been discovered under the burial of a general who lived in Korea’s Silla Kingdom in the later fourth to early fifth century A.D. “Building a tomb directly over an earlier one suggests there may have been a shift in ruling elites or in burial practices during the period,” said Sim Hyeon-cheol of Keimyung University. “Many earlie…