An examination on the Pottery Production System of the Period of appearance of the Dojil pottery in Gyeongju Area
Authors:   The Pusan Archaeological Society, An Han Sol 
Published: July 2023

The background of the emergence of Dojil (stoneware;陶質土器) pottery in the second half of the 3rd century in Yeongnam is technical achievements such as changes in the structure of kilns that enable high-temperature firing and improvement of operating methods, and the overall development and establishment of pottery production systems in society. The process of replacing the existing pottery production system by the emergence of pottery is achieved throughout Yeongnam, including Gyeongju, Gimhae, and Haman. However, regional differences exist in terms of development. Since the Gyeongju area was dominated by the Wajil (soft stoneware;瓦質土器) pottery tradition until the middle of the 4th century, the transition to Dojil pottery occurred at a relatively slow. This seems to be related to the relative absence of pottery materials from the 4th century in Gyeongju. It was judged that the coexistence and integration process of the Wajil-Dojil pottery production system in the Gyeongju area was not studied in detail. Therefore, based on this awareness of the problem, the pottery production system of the period of appearance of the Dojil pottery in Gyeongju was examined.
First of all, it was set up the beaten short-neck jar and brazier-shaped pottery as a model that can observe the form by connecting Wajil-Dojil pottery. Other pottery was observed together to review the complex aspects of technical elements. Like other regions, various phenomena that appear in the coexistence process of the Wajil-Dojil pottery production system have been confirmed in the Gyeongju area. Therefore, until now, no production sites have been identified in the Gyeongju area, but it was concluded that the development process of the Wajil-Dojil pottery production system would have been similar to that of the
The background of the emergence of Dojil (stoneware;陶質土器) pottery in the second half of the 3rd century in Yeongnam is technical achievements such as changes in the structure of kilns that enable high-temperature firing and improvement of operating methods, and the overall development and establishment of pottery production systems in society. The process of replacing the existing pottery production system by the emergence of pottery is achieved throughout Yeongnam, including Gyeongju, Gimhae, and Haman. However, regional differences exist in terms of development. Since the Gyeongju area was dominated by the Wajil (soft stoneware;瓦質土器) pottery tradition until the middle of the 4th century, the transition to Dojil pottery occurred at a relatively slow. This seems to be related to the relative absence of pottery materials from the 4th century in Gyeongju. It was judged that the coexistence and integration process of the Wajil-Dojil pottery production system in the Gyeongju area was not studied in detail. Therefore, based on this awareness of the problem, the pottery production system of the period of appearance of the Dojil pottery in Gyeongju was examined.
First of all, it was set up the beaten short-neck jar and brazier-shaped pottery as a model that can observe the form by connecting Wajil-Dojil pottery. Other pottery was observed together to review the complex aspects of technical elements. Like other regions, various phenomena that appear in the coexistence process of the Wajil-Dojil pottery production system have been confirmed in the Gyeongju area. Therefore, until now, no production sites have been identified in the Gyeongju area, but it was concluded that the development process of the Wajil-Dojil pottery production system would have been similar to that of the surrounding area.