The Development and Interaction the Mandolin-shaped Bronze Daggers Culture in Hoseo Region

The bronze artifacts of Mandolin-shaped Bronze Daggers Culture in Hoseo(湖西) region show a continuous distribution area from the Geumgang to the Mangyeonggang. One or two bronze artifacts are usually excavated from the dwelling site and tombs. This difference in excavated feature is reflected the style or space-time. For example, the stone coffin tomb with ditch or simple pit tombs are natives in the early period, and the wooden coffin tombs with stone-filled are known as foreigns in the late period. There are many weapons such as bronze daggers and bronze spearheads in bronze artifacts. The bronze daggers have various style or type that connect Liaodong, Liaoshi, and Northwest region. The bronze spearheads is identified as a universal short type and a be naturalized long type. In addition, the bronze axes of the northeastern style and the bronze mirror of the northwest style are confirmed. The Mandolin-shaped Bronze Daggers Culture in the Hoseo region underwent four phase of change. During the 1st phase, only narrow bronze daggers are identified alone, and an interaction (distribution) relationship that connects to ‘Liaodong-Northwest-Southwest’ is identified. In the 2nd and 3rd phase, it is replaced by a wide bronze daggers, and bronze spearheads and bronze axes are added. The interaction relationship between ‘Northwest-Northeast’ increases, and bronze weapons is also used as a ritual. During the 4th phase, transitional models such as the straight-edged bronze daggers and dagger pommel fitting, bronze mirror, and half-moon-shaped jade appear. This shows that the interaction relationship between ‘Liaodong-Northwest-(Central)-Southwest-’ was further strengthened during the settlement of the Jeongjiawazhi assemblage.