Jeulmun pottery period
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The Jeulmun pottery period is an archaeological era in Korean prehistory broadly spanning the period of 8000–1500 BC. This period subsumes the Mesolithic and Neolithic cultural stages in Korea, lasting ca. 8000–3500 BC and 3500–1500 BC, respectively. Because of the early presence of pottery, the entire period has also been subsumed under a broad label of "Korean Neolithic".
Classic Jeulmun vessel with wide mouth, c. 3500 BC. From National Museum of Korea.
Korean earthenware vessel in the classic Jeulmun comb-pattern style. Various patterns cover the majority of the vessel surface. Ca. 4000 BC, Amsa-dong, Seoul. British Museum.
Prehistoric Korea
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Prehistoric Korea is the era of human existence in the Korean Peninsula for which written records do not exist. It nonetheless constitutes the greatest segment of the Korean past and is the major object of study in the disciplines of archaeology, geology, and palaeontology.
Globular, high-collared jar with slightly flaring rim
Korea Mesolithic age axes
Korean earthenware vessel in the classic Jeulmun comb-pattern style over the whole vessel. c 4000 BCE, Amsa-dong, Seoul. British Museum.