Bangudae Petroglyphs

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The Bangudae Petroglyphs are a prehistoric rock art site in Ulsan, South Korea, renowned for detailed carvings of whales, other animals, and hunting scenes that offer key insights into ancient maritime culture.

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Bangudae Petroglyphs canonical 1
Ulsan Petroglyphs Complex 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
petroglyphs
prehistoric rock art site
artStyle petroglyph engraving
conservationIssue water level management of Sayeon Dam
country South Korea
culture prehistoric maritime culture of Korean Peninsula
depicts boats
deer
fish
harpoons
hunters
hunting scenes
land animals
marine mammals
nets
tigers
turtles
whale hunting
whales
discovered 1965
discoveredBy local residents
estimatedDateRange circa 6000 BCE to 1000 BCE
hasHeritageDesignation National Treasure of South Korea
hasInterpretiveCenter yes
heritageDesignationBy Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea
heritageDesignationDate 1995
KoreanName 반구대 암각화
languageOfName Korean
locatedIn Daegok-ri
Eonyang-eup
Southeast Korea
Ulju County
Ulsan
locatedNear Daegokcheon stream
Taehwa River
locatedOn rock cliff
material sandstone
nationalTreasureNumber 285
nearbySite Cheonjeon-ri Petroglyphs
partOf Bangudae Petroglyphs self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ulsan Petroglyphs Complex
proposedAs UNESCO World Heritage Site
researchedBy Korean archaeologists
significance evidence of early whale hunting
evidence of prehistoric maritime subsistence
insight into prehistoric belief systems
threatenedBy periodic submersion by reservoir water
timePeriod prehistoric era
touristAttraction yes
UNESCOTentativeList yes

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Ulsan hasCulturalHeritage Bangudae Petroglyphs
Bangudae Petroglyphs partOf Bangudae Petroglyphs self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ulsan Petroglyphs Complex