A Study on the Production Sites of Potteries Excavated from Twelfth to Thirteenth Century Korean Shipwrecks
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Title
A Study on the Production Sites of Potteries Excavated from Twelfth to Thirteenth Century Korean Shipwrecks
Description
On the south-western coast of Korea lie 12 shipwrecks of the Goryeo Dynasty (tenth to fourteenth centuries). So
far, among recovered artifacts from shipwrecks, less attention was given to pottery, than wooden tablets. Our
research on pottery shows that different production techniques and features are distinctive by region. We expect
this to indicate ports of departure, call, and shipment. The production site was assumed by patterns of dark-brown
glazed pottery, which has distinctive techniques and features among the Goryeo pottery recovered from
shipwrecks. Possible imports from various regions were analysed, considering their provenience.
Ports of call have been usually presumed by production sites like celadon cargo indicated on wooden
tablets. Among five shipwrecks, three namely the Wando, Taean, and Mado no.1, suggest the same ports of
departure from previous analysis on celadons and wooden tablets. Port of departure for Mado no. 2 shipwreck is
argued to be Haenam, which is located roughly 100 kilometres to the south from the port of shipment stated on the
wooden tablets. Also, dark-brown glazed pottery, only one of which was discovered from Mado no.3, is assumed
to have been loaded when it was transferring and navigating near Haenam.
far, among recovered artifacts from shipwrecks, less attention was given to pottery, than wooden tablets. Our
research on pottery shows that different production techniques and features are distinctive by region. We expect
this to indicate ports of departure, call, and shipment. The production site was assumed by patterns of dark-brown
glazed pottery, which has distinctive techniques and features among the Goryeo pottery recovered from
shipwrecks. Possible imports from various regions were analysed, considering their provenience.
Ports of call have been usually presumed by production sites like celadon cargo indicated on wooden
tablets. Among five shipwrecks, three namely the Wando, Taean, and Mado no.1, suggest the same ports of
departure from previous analysis on celadons and wooden tablets. Port of departure for Mado no. 2 shipwreck is
argued to be Haenam, which is located roughly 100 kilometres to the south from the port of shipment stated on the
wooden tablets. Also, dark-brown glazed pottery, only one of which was discovered from Mado no.3, is assumed
to have been loaded when it was transferring and navigating near Haenam.
Creator
Jong-Kuk Shin
Publisher
The Museum of Underwater Archaeology
Date
2023
Language
English
Bibliographic Citation
Shin, Jong-Kuk. 2023. “A Study on the Production Sites of Potteries Excavated from Twelfth to Thirteenth Century Korean Shipwrecks.” Edited by Jennifer Craig, Jay Mok, T. Kurt Knoerl, and Juhee Kim. In Proceedings of Fifth Asia Pacific Regional Conference on Underwater Cultural Heritage: Gwangju, The Republic of Korea, November 13-18 2023. The Museum of Underwater Archaeology. URL: https://apconf.omeka.net/exhibits/show/apconfproceedings/item/1937
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Jong-Kuk Shin, “A Study on the Production Sites of Potteries Excavated from Twelfth to Thirteenth Century Korean Shipwrecks,” Asia Pacific Regional Conference on Underwater Cultural Heritage Proceedings, accessed September 16, 2026, https://apconf.omeka.net/items/show/1937.