All posts tagged "excavation"

  • This undated photo shows a ruins of Manwoldae in Kaesong, North Korea. The remains of a fortress that once surrounded Kaesong, the ancient capital of Korea's Koryo Dynasty, is among sites in North Korea that made it onto UNESCO's World Heritage list on Sunday, June 23, 2013. (Yonhap)
    [Guardian] N. and S. Korea collaborate in excavating ancient palace

      North and South Korean researchers are collaborating on the excavation of an ancient historical site at Manwoldae, home to the Koryo dynasty’s royal palace, in an unprecedented joint project between the two countries who...

    • Posted June 4, 2015
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  • U.S. Marines cover wounded North Korean soldier as he hoists himself to stretcher in the Naktong River sector of the Korean front on August 23, 1950. The captive was flushed out of a nearby rice paddy, still clutching his automatic weapons. A search of his clothing disclosed an American watch, lighter and other items apparently taken from a dead U.S. soldier. (AP Photo/Max Desfor)
    S. Korea, US begin Korean War remains excavation

    SEOUL, May 6 (Yonhap) — South Korea and the United States launched a project Wednesday to dig up the remains of their soldiers killed during the 1950-53 Korean War. The allies kicked off the joint excavation for...

    • Posted May 6, 2015
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