Spur Bal Tumulus
Spur Bal
Andean Formative (1800–200 BCE)·Andean Formative·🇰🇷 Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
About
About Spur Bal Tumulus
Spur Bal Tumulus in Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea is a Andean Formative (1800–200 BCE) tumulus attributed to Andean Formative culture. Systematically investigated through aerial LiDAR and coring, it presents a principal enclosure with ancillary settlement. Construction employs mudbrick on stone socle and demonstrates distinct phasing. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans verify location and chronology.
Why it mattersKey Andean Formative tumulus with stratified sequence and regional significance.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Cause of abandonment and collapse
- 02Water management and resilience
Theories
- 01Ritual landscape and ancestral veneration
- 02Territorial marker and boundary statement
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. 1157 BCE
- Period
- Andean Formative (1800–200 BCE)
- Culture
- Andean Formative
- Purpose
- Defensive and administrative
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1157 BCE
Initial construction and primary occupation
c. 860 BCE
Architectural refurbishment
c. 152 CE
Reoccupation and adaptation
1865
Rediscovery and systematic excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
35.4928° N · 129.3475° E · 293 m · 3 mapped features
Necropolis Extension
cairnOutlier feature with geoglyph
35.4910° N · 129.3482° EPrincipal Monument
altarOutlier feature with cup marks
35.4928° N · 129.3448° EOutlier Panel
granaryOutlier feature with geoglyph
35.4913° N · 129.3465° E