Wooden Coffin Tombs Group of Jin·Byeonhan seen as Prestige goods

This article examines one aspect of the wooden coffin tomb group that has changed over time, focusing on the premise that prestige goods is a key indicator reflecting the identity and political and economic status of the wooden coffin tomb group. First, considering the distribution of wooden coffin tombs and natural and geographical conditions, 14 regional areas were established as basin units. Then, the definition and classification of the prestige goods at the wooden coffin tomb stage were attempted, and regional aspects were examined based on this. As a result, it was found that the time of appearance and duration of each prestige goods were different in each region, and some prestige goods were limited to certain regions or were not confirmed, so there were some differences by region. These differences may have originated from economic differences, but it was seen as a result of each group's intention to express their own identity within a common culture. In addition, we examined the power trends of the wooden coffin tomb group through changes in the spatial and temporal distribution of prestige goods. In the early period, prestige goods were concentrated in the Geumho River basin and Godaesan Bay, and in the later period, in the Gyeongju Basin and Gogimhae Bay. This suggests that these regions formed large powers at different times, while other regions formed relatively small powers at the same time. In addition, multiple groups that buried Jeon Han-gyeong coexisted in the same basin at the same time, and no clear differences were found in the material, shape, or size of the items of prestige goods. In other words, it was interpreted that the wooden coffin tomb stage had a hierarchy of power among groups, but that multiple politically equal groups formed a multi-nuclear power structure.