The results and controversy of the discovery of "Gaya Forest" in Gimhae.

 Gimhae's "Gaya Forest" excavation results and controversy The Dong-A Cultural Research Institute's excavation site briefing session held on the 28th at the site of "Gaya Forest" on the 28th.   The site of excavation of the forest in Gaya, Gimhae, where wooden coffin tombs from the late 1st to the first half of the 1st century, believed to be the tomb of the head of Guyaguk, the predecessor of Geumgwan Gaya, were excavated. Despite unexpected results, the excavation site of Gaya's forest has given the archaeological community an essential task. Let's look at the results of the excavation and the meaning of the controversy raised about this site. Gimhae Public Stadium, located in the middle of the tomb in Daeseong-dong, Gimhae and the Royal Tomb of King Suro. Gimhae City is creating a forest in Gaya that naturally connects the two ruins by planting grass and trees with a budget of 5.5 billion won. Here, the Gyeongnam Institute of Archaeology and the Dong-A Institute of Cultural Heritage conducted excavation surveys by dividing them into the east and west, respectively. In the excavation area of the Dong-A Cultural Research Institute, unusual relics such as cylindrical lacquerware, which is believed to be a document storage box, were poured out in addition to the tradition of Japanese-style copper and Danyujomungyeong, which cannot be found in Korea. One of the achievements was that the store pattern at the time could be restored. A demolition seal was placed on the chest of the Pijangja, and a longing was placed on top of it in a leather pocket. Fans were held in both hands of the Pijang to cover the face and chest, respectively. Earthenware, including Pocket Lake, was excavated from the reinforced soil surrounding the wooden coffin, and traces of lacquerware remain under the earthenware, so it is presumed that earthenware was placed on the ritual table like a ritual table these days. Because of this importance, Shin Yong-min, head of the archaeological history investigation team at the Dong-A Cultural Research Institute, said, "The 3rd Mokgwanmyo Shrine is likely to be a lifelong research task." However, the Dong-A Cultural Research Institute did not have high expectations for this wooden tomb from the beginning. On August 31, the first excavation and investigation guidance committee was instructed to investigate only trenches (investigation pits) that were already exposed to minimize the destruction of the remains, limiting the excavation and investigation. On September 29th, after submitting the excavation survey completion meter, thinking that it would not be possible, the investigation of this wooden coffin, which had remained as a means of recovery, I thought the investigation would be completed in a few days, but I had to hang on to this wooden coffin tomb for a full month from unexpected relics. All the remains that were judged to have been completed were buried. However, Gaya's forest was embroiled in an irreconcilable controversy of conservation and excavation. In the midst of controversy, the problem of rushing to finish the excavation without completely investigating the bottom floor was complicated, but the core of the problem was the issue of conservation and excavation. Gimhae-si, which opposed the full excavation, emphasizes that there is no damage to the ruins because it is an area where the remains will be created as a forest. Some academia also suggested that it is desirable to preserve it now and hand over a full-fledged investigation to future generations, considering the current level of excavation. That excavation is not everything. On the other hand, Professor Lee Sang-gil of Kyungnam University, who insisted on full excavation, argues as follows. It is argued that there is no relic like Gaya's forest to secure clues to Gaya history. In addition to the fact that new data connected to the Bonghwang-dong ruins are likely to be excavated, there is no obstacle to the full excavation because it is owned by Gimhae City Hall. The logic of preserving the ruins by creating it as a park also argues that it will not be as easy as it sounds for future generations to actually start excavating after creating it as an actual park. Jeong Jing-won, a professor of archaeology at Pusan National University, said, "Both sides are not groundless claims," adding, "We need to be able to clearly distinguish between places where soil can be preserved and places that are not." He also added, "Even if you cover up the soil, you should judge more carefully where the ruins may be damaged by enormous soil pressure." The Gaya Forest gave the task of how to excavate or preserve public facilities that do not excavate underground. And it was also an example that showed that there should be a consistent standard for how to deal with the covered soil ruins. This is because the reality is that even though the ruins have similar personalities, the processing of them was different. Reporter Lee Sangheon, busanilbo.com