Amsa-dong

Amsa-dong (Korean: 암사동) is a dong (neighbourhood) of Gangdong District, Seoul, South Korea.^[1][2] The dong is well known for the Amsa-dong Prehistoric Settlement Site, in which Neolithic remains were excavated after a large amount of diagonal-line patterned earthenware(빗살무늬토기) was exposed by a flood in 1925.^[3][4] It is thought to be a Jomonic settlement which existed prior to the spread of Songgukri-cultural sphere in Korean peninsula during the Korean bronze age. In Amsa Sam-dong, a festival named Amsa sunsa cultural festival is hold annually and parade is performed. It has a subway station of Seoul metropolitan subway 8th line, which functions as the last station of the line. There is only one high school in Amsa-dong named Sunsa highschool. The neighborhood is also known for its large traditional market. Amsa dong is divided in three, Amsa il-dong, Amsa I-dong, Amsa Sam-dong, and community centre is present in every one of these divisions..

Amsa-dong
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	암사동
• Hanja	岩寺洞
• Revised Romanization	Amsa-dong
• McCune–Reischauer	Amsa-tong
Amsa-dong Prehistoric Settlement Site
Country	South Korea
Area
• Total	4.7 km2 (1.8 sq mi)
Population  (2001)[1]
• Total	73,377
• Density	15,612/km2 (40,430/sq mi)

See also

• Prehistory of Korea
• Jeulmun Pottery Period
• Dolmen
• Administrative divisions of South Korea

37°33′37.78″N 127°7′48.77″E

References

1. 암사동 (Amsa-dong 岩寺洞) (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-04-18.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
2. "The origin of Amsa-dong" (in Korean). Gangdong District official site. Retrieved 2008-04-18. ^{[dead link‍]}
3. "Amsa-dong Prehistoric Settlement Site". Korea Tourism Organization.
4. "Historical Attraction". KTDC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-18.

External links

• (in Korean) The Amsa 1 & 4 dong Resident office