National Anthropological Archives

Yung-Jo Lee photographs relating to Paleolithic sites in Korea, circa 1983-1989

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.91-18
Creators:
Lee, Yung-Jo
Dates:
circa 1983-1989
Languages:
Undetermined
.
Physical Description:
21 Color prints
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Photographs made by Yung-Jo Lee documenting excavations and found artifacts and skeletons (some in situ) at Suyanggae site, Tanyang; Turubong No. 2 Cave at Ch'ongwon; Ch'ungju Dam and Reservoir area; and Hungsu Cave at Cheongwong-gun.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
Yung-Jo Lee was a professor of archeology and the director of the University Museum at Chungbuk National University in Chongju-shi, South Korea. He led the excavation of Suyanggae site starting in 1983.

Administration

Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Donated by Yung-Jo Lee to the National Museum of Natural History as part of accession 387057, circa 1991. Transferred to the National Anthropological Archives in April 1991.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access note
The collection is open for research.
Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Conditions Governing Use note
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Preferred Citation note
Photo Lot 91-18, Yung-Jo Lee photographs relating to Paleolithic sites in Korea, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Location of Other Archival Materials

Location of Other Archival Materials
Six articles by Lee (some in Korean), were also donated with this collection and have been relocated to the National Anthropological Archives Reference Files.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Casts of tools, also donated by Lee, held in the Department of Anthropology collections in accession 387057.

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 91-18
,
NAA MS 7533
,
USNM ACC 387057

Bibliography

Bibliography
Photographs published in Yung-Jo Lee, "Paleolithic and Mesolithic Cultures in Korea: An Overview," Korea Journal 22, no. 3, 1982; Yung-Jo Lee, "Progress Report on the Paleolithic Culture of Turubong No. 2 Cave at Ch'ongwon," Korea Journal 23, no. 8, 1983; Yung-Jo Lee, "1982-83 Excavation of Archeological Sites in the Submergence ARea of Ch'ungju Dam Construction," Korea Journal 24, no. 11, 1984; Yung-Jo Lee, "Report on the Upper Paleolithic Culture of Suyanggae Site, Korea," paper presented at the First World Summit Conference on the Peopling of the Americas, 1989.


Keywords

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Korea -- Antiquities Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Suyanggae Site (Korea) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Paleolithic period -- Korea Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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