Goguryeo Tombs — Susan-ri Mural Tomb Pyongyang Outskirts
Susan-ri Tomb
Goguryeo (5th c. CE c. 440 CE)·Goguryeo (Three Kingdoms)·🇰🇵 South Pyongan Province, Susan-ri, near Pyongyang, Daedong basin, North Korea
About
About Goguryeo Tombs — Susan-ri Mural Tomb Pyongyang Outskirts
Pyongyang Susan-ri excavated 1950s, murals of Goguryeo hunters, UNESCO 2004 Goguryeo Tombs. Recorded context — Period: Goguryeo (5th c. CE c. 440 CE); Culture: Goguryeo (Three Kingdoms); Field status: excavated; Materials: limestone, plaster, mineral pigment; Condition: preserved — UNESCO buffer.
Why it mattersKey Goguryeo (Three Kingdoms) tumulus with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction labor organization
- 02Function of enclosure
Theories
- 01Territorial marker
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 440 CE
- Period
- Goguryeo (5th c. CE c. 440 CE)
- Culture
- Goguryeo (Three Kingdoms)
- Purpose
- Goguryeo mural tomb with procession and hunting frescoes — Pyongyang Goguryeo burial ground UNESCO
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1873
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 200 CE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Goguryeo Tombs — Susan-ri Mural Tomb Pyongyang Outskirts
1970 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Goguryeo Tombs — Susan-ri Mural Tomb Pyongyang Outskirts
On the ground
Structures & features
38.8520° N · 125.6970° E · 85 m · 3 mapped features
- Goguryeo Tombs — Susan-ri Mural Tomb Pyongyang Outskirts — Principal Chamberchamberchamber at Goguryeo Tombs — Susan-ri Mural Tomb Pyongyang Outskirts — subsidiary complex38.8528° N · 125.6982° E
- Goguryeo Tombs — Susan-ri Mural Tomb Pyongyang Outskirts — Northern Dromosdromosdromos at Goguryeo Tombs — Susan-ri Mural Tomb Pyongyang Outskirts — outlier feature38.8510° N · 125.6965° E
- Goguryeo Tombs — Susan-ri Mural Tomb Pyongyang Outskirts — Southern Moundmoundmound at Goguryeo Tombs — Susan-ri Mural Tomb Pyongyang Outskirts — subsidiary complex38.8536° N · 125.6977° E