Cheomseongdae — Ancillary Star Platform (Gyeongju, Silla)
Cheomseongdae Platform
Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE)·Bronze Age urban·🇰🇷 Gyeongsangbuk-do, Gyeongju, Cheomseongdae, Korea
About
About Cheomseongdae — Ancillary Star Platform (Gyeongju, Silla)
Cheomseongdae — Ancillary Star Platform (Gyeongju, Silla) in Gyeongsangbuk-do, Gyeongju, Cheomseongdae, Korea is a Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age urban. Systematic survey and magnetometry document architectural phasing. The site includes a principal citadel and ancillary settlement. Dimensions city wall circuit 1.2 km; area 18 ha; area 16.3 ha. Excavation excavated; condition submerged. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Bronze Age urban ancient-city with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 50 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Relation to regional network
- 02Function and labor organization
Theories
- 01Elite residence hypothesis
- 02Ceremonial centre
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. 2500 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age urban
- Purpose
- Urban centre with palace and temple precinct
- Rediscovered
- 1911
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 2500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 926 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1884
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
35.8300° N · 129.2200° E · 50 m · 3 mapped features
Principal Monument
structurePrincipal Monument at Cheomseongdae — Ancillary Star Platform (Gyeongju, Silla) — structure with stratified deposits
35.8308° N · 129.2185° EAncillary Complex
complexAncillary Complex at Cheomseongdae — Ancillary Star Platform (Gyeongju, Silla) — complex with stratified deposits
35.8295° N · 129.2223° EOutlier Feature
outlierOutlier Feature at Cheomseongdae — Ancillary Star Platform (Gyeongju, Silla) — outlier with stratified deposits
35.8322° N · 129.2183° E