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How Paleolithic people lived in Jeongok-ri

Looking at the topographical features of the Jeongok area, which is at the center of the Chugaryeong Fault Zone, riverside alluvial plains develop along valleys, and there is a low mountainous area after another. The prevailing westerlies bringing the moisture of the West Sea cause it to rain a lot and help form an abundant natural environment. The area must have been a lot drier during the Ice Age, but the development of diverse kinds of vegetation must have made it a good place for living for Paleolithic people.



It is assumed that, during the Prehistoric Period, locals obtained food from plants and fruits growing in the field and mountains, gathered clams and caught fish in Hantangang River, and hunted animals. They must have built shelters for winter and moved from one place to another to get food.


Stone tools like the hand axes unearthed from the Jeongok-ri Historic Site are those made by Paleolithic people for use in their day-to-day living. Hundreds of stone tools were found in a few sites. It is assumed that the places were sites of production of stone tools used to hunt animals and gather fruit. Thus, Jeongok-ri was a precious living foundation of the Paleolithic people.



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