50th Anniversary of the Discovery of Petroglyphs in Daegok-ri, Ulsan (National Treasure No. 285)
2021 marks the 50th anniversary of the discovery of the Daegok-ri Petroglyphs(National Treasure No. 285) in Eonyang-eup, Ulju-gun, Ulsan. This was discovered on December 25, 1971 by Kim Jung-bae, Moon Myeong-dae, and Lee Yoong-jo, which represents the Korean prehistoric petroglyphs along with the Cheonjeon-ri Petroglyphs(National Treasure No. 147) in Dudong-myeon, Ulju-gun, Ulsan. Daegok-ri Petroglyphs have drawn about 250 naturalistic figures such as people, whales, turtles, boats, nets, deer, tigers, and wild boars, attracting great attention from domestic and overseas experts. It is different from the Cheonjeon-ri Petroglyphs, which mainly depicts geometric shapes such as rhomboids and concentric circles. The nature of being at the whaling site has created the world's best illustrated whale book.
Jang Seok-ho, Research Fellow at NAHF Institute on Eurasian History