The National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage (NRICH; JI Byongmok, Director General) of the Cultural Heritage Administration published the Korean and English editions of the 2020 Journal of Korean Archaeology, introducing the major discoveries in the field of Korean Archaeology.  

  The NRICH has published the Journal of Korean Archaeology every year, showcasing major archaeological sites - selected among numerous sites - for their academic importance. This issue features the research outcomes and discoveries of the distinguished archaeological sites which have attracted significant attention from both academia and the media in 2020. 

It unveils a total of twenty-nine national archaeological sites including the Paleolithic Wolpyeong Site in Suncheon to the Chungjueupseong Walled Town of the Joseon Period. The journal especially covers the restoration process of the paleoenvironment of Silla through various ecofacts and artifacts recovered from the "Wolseong Moat” and the introduction on the newly established Cultural Heritage Analysis Information Center of NRICH.
 

The 2020 issue also provides the special online links to the Archaeological Discoveries which allows the readers to explore the research sites by simply scanning the QR-codes.

 The 2020 Journal of Korean Archaeology will be distributed to national and public libraries and research institutions as well as to the related international organizations. It is also available at the official website of the NRICH Cultural Heritage Research Knowledge Portal(www.nrich.co.kr, ) for public access.

Furthermore, the 45th Annual Conference of the Korean Archaeological Society will take place on November 6th, 10:00 a.m. at the Hwabaek International Convention Center in Gyeongju, Korea. The nine selected entries, introduced in the 2020 Journal of Korean Archaeology, will be presented at this conference.

 As an ‘executive agency’, the NRICH will strive to pave the way to lead the field of archaeology worldwide by accumulating and publicizing the up-to-date academic materials of diverse cultural heritage sites.