Shell Mound in Dongsam-dong, Busan

A Neolithic shell midden on the west coast of Yeong-do Island in Busan, South Korea, dating from the 9th to 3rd millennium BC. Excavated three times by the National Museum of Korea from 1969, it is among the oldest Jeulmun pottery period middens in southern Korea. Artifacts include comb-patterned pottery, stoneware, bone tools, and the oldest millet found on the Korean Peninsula. The site provides key evidence for Siberian cultural influences on Korea and prehistoric exchange between southern Korea and Kyushu, Japan. A dedicated Shell Midden Exhibition Hall opened in 2002.