The Features of House Pattern at Walled Towns of the Hanseong Period(B.C18-A.D475) in Baekje Dynasty

The selected subjects for archaeological analysis are the residential areas inside the walled towns explicitly from Hanseong-Baekje Period including the Pungnap Toseong(風納土城) and Mongchon Toseong(夢村土城) in a capital city, and Hwaseong Gilseongri Toseong(華城 吉城里土城), Hwaseong Sogeunsanseong(華城 疏勤山城), Chungju Tangeumdae Toseng(忠州 彈琴臺土城), and Jeungpyeong Chuseongsanseong Fortress(曾坪 杻城山城) in key local locations. Within the Fortresses, hexagonal, pentagonal, square, and circular residential types were all identified. Hexagonal and pentagonal type residences are larger and have more complex inner facilities than the others. Most of them are also equipped with entrances. The square type residence is the most common both in the interior and exterior Fortress areas. The characteristics of Fortresses, namely the ranks of Fortress, can be established through the types of the dwellings within. The criteria of ranking establishment include the shape, size, existence of an entrance, the frequency of excavation of special types of pottery, and the appearance of rooftiles. The rank of the Fortresses under these criteria get higher as follows: Soguensanseong, Tanguemdae Toseong ⟶ Chuseongsanseong Fortresses ⟶ Gilseongritoseong ⟶ Pungnap Toseong and Mongchon Toseong. These criteria can be applied to the settlement remains outside of the Fortresses as well. Archaeological examination of Hanam Misari remains and Yongin Suji Baekje dwellings, among others, shows that they are of a similar rank with the Jeungpyeong Chuseongsanseong Fortresses.