World Heritage Identification Number: 1666
World Heritage since: 2023
Category: Cultural Heritage
Transboundary Heritage: No
Endangered Heritage: No
Country: 🇰🇷 Republic of Korea
Continent: Asia
UNESCO World Region: Asia and the Pacific
Map
Gaya Tumuli: Archaeological Cemetery Sites of the Gaya Confederacy
The Gaya Tumuli, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2023, represents a significant collection of archaeological cemetery sites that offer valuable insights into the ancient Gaya Confederacy that thrived in the southern region of the Korean Peninsula between the 1st and 6th centuries CE.
More to come…UNESCO Description of the World Heritage Site
This serial property includes archaeological cemetery sites with burial mounds attributed to the Gaya Confederacy, which developed in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula from the 1st to the 6th century CE. Through their geographical distribution and landscape characteristics, types of burials, and grave goods, the cemeteries attest to the distinctive Gaya political system in which polities existed as autonomous political equals while sharing cultural commonalities. The introduction of new forms of tombs and the intensification of the spatial hierarchy in the tumuli sites reflect the structural changes experienced by Gaya society during its history.Encyclopedia Record: Gaya Tumuli
Gaya Tumuli (Korean: 가야고분군) comprises seven tumuli complexes of the Gaya confederacy, from the 1st to the late 6th century CE. In 2023, seven tumuli complexes in South Korea were listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.Additional Site Details
Area: 189 hectares
Coordinates: 35.2372638889 , 128.873725
Image
© 문화재청 (공공누리 제1유형), CC BY-SA 4.0 Resized from original. (This derivative is under the same CC BY-SA license.)
