2024.03.29 (금)

The International Academic Conference "Restoration and Utilization of the Jar Coffin Funeral Culture”
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The International Academic Conference "Restoration and Utilization of the Jar Coffin Funeral Culture”

 

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- Co-hosted by the Naju National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage and the Daehan Institute Of Cultural Properties on November 27 at the Grand Conference Room of the Naju National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage -

The Naju National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage (Lim Seng Kyeong, Director General) will co-host an international academic conference titled "Restoration and Utilization of the Jar Coffin Funeral Culture” with the Daehan Institute Of Cultural Properties(LeeYoung-cheol, Director) at the Grand Conference Room of the Naju National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage on November 27 at 1pm.
* Ong-gwan (甕棺): Large ancient jar coffin made from clay to place the corpse in

The Naju National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage promoted the "Restoration Project of Large Ancient Jar Coffin Manufacturing Technology” from 2008 to 2017, revealing the technology of making the large jar coffin as a unique ancient cultural heritage of the Yeongsangang River basin.

This international conference is a venue for sharing and discussing various kinds of information such as restoration of funeral ritual during the production and distribution of the large jar coffin. The first session consists of poster presentation and video presentation, and the second session includes oral presentation and general discussion.
  * Poster presentation: Thesis summary is presented in the form of a paper poster, attached to the wall, and the author answers questions from interested viewers. Please note that video presentation will be held in parallel to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

The poster and video presentation in the first session includes The Jar Coffin and Stone Burial Jar in Southeast Asia (Douglas O'reilly, Australian National University / Louise Shewan, University of Melbourne, Australia), The Study on Funeral Rituals of the Vietnamese Dong Son Culture (Nam C. Kim, University of Wisconsin?Madison, US), Various Burial Customs in Laos (Viengkeo Souksavatdy, Ministry of Information, Culture & Tourism, Laos),  Jar Coffin Tomb from Hoa Diem Artifacts in Khanh Hoa Province, Vietnam (Truong Dac Chien, National Museum of Vietnamese History), Funeral Rituals and Jade in the Vietnamese Sa Huynh culture Yamagata Mariko, Okayama University), and  Artifacts from Major Jar Coffin Tombs in China (Cho, Yun Jae & Jin, Young Min (Korea University / Jin Young-min, Ph.D. student at Korea University).

The oral presentation in the second session includes The Meaning of Tradition and Succession of Jar Coffin: the Collective Consciousness Revealed in the Difference in Burial Practices (Kwon, Oh Young ,Seoul National University), Maritime Trade and Societal Change in East Asia Seen through Glass Beads (Heo, Jin A, Chonnam National University),  The Study on the Background of the Emergence and Development of Jar Coffin Burial Mound in Kyushu, Japan (Lee, Taek Gu, Joseon Institute of Cultural Heritage),  Review of the Occupants of Jar Coffin Tombs (Kim, Eun Jeong, The World Heritage Nomination Office for Gaya Tumuli),  The Spread of Jar Coffin Tombs in the East Asia and Gojoseon (Jung, In Sung, Yeungnam University), The study on Secondary Burial in East Asia (Lee, Yun Seon, The Society of Namdo), Restoration and Utilization of the Jar Coffin Funeral Rituals of Mahan (Lee, Young Cheol & Han, Ok Min, Daehan Institute of Cultural Properties).

The general discussion will be followed on what have been covered in the seven oral presentations, chaired by Professor Seong Jeong Yong (Chungbuk National University, and among the presenters and guests such as Lim Seung Kyeong (the Naju National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage), Eun Hwa Su (Naju National Museum), and Jo Yun Jae (Korea University).

In order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the number of attendants will be limited to no more than 50, and only those with prior reservation can join the conference. For those unable to attend the event, the meeting will be aired in real time on the YouTube channel of the National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage. In addition, the event will be operated safely and smoothly by complying with the Everyday Life Quarantine Guidelines such as disinfecting the venue, taking the temperature of participants, installing hand sanitizer dispensers, mandating face masks, and designating seats.
* YouTube Channel of the National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage: https://www.youtube.com/nrichpr

The Naju National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage of Cultural Heritage Administration plans to promote diverse in-depth research to identify the cultural practice of large Jar Coffin and provide a venue for discussion with researchers at home and abroad, continuously creating opportunities to share with the academia and the general public.