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See also Magatama. Magatama (ja 勾玉 or ja 曲玉) are curved Beads which first appeared in Japan during the Jōmon period.

Gogok

Glass and jade beads excavated from King Muryeong's Tomb with gold cap ornaments. The Tomb of King Muryeong, also known as Songsan-ri Tomb No 7, is the ancient Tumulus of King Muryeong, who ruled the Baekje Kingdom from 501

Korean name

Hangul	곱은옥 or 곡옥
Hanja	곱은玉 or 曲玉
Revised Romanization	gobeunok or gogok
McCune-Reischauer	kobǔnok or kogok

Gobeunok or Gogok is the Korean word for comma-shaped or curved beads and jewels. Hanja is the Korean name for Chinese characters. More specifically it refers to those Chinese characters borrowed from Chinese and incorporated The Revised Romanization of Korean is the official Korean language Romanization system in South Korea. McCune-Reischauer romanization is one of the two most widely used Korean language Romanization systems along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which This article is mainly about the spoken Korean language See Hangul for details on the native Korean writing system Gogok is also sometimes romanized as "kogok" and "kokkok" or "kokok. " They are also found in China and other parts of Asia, but are most numerous in Japan, where they are known as magatama. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Magatama (ja 勾玉 or ja 曲玉) are curved Beads which first appeared in Japan during the Jōmon period.

Although usually made from jadeite, they have been discovered made from many different materials such as nephrite, stone, clay, bone and glass. Jadeite is a Pyroxene mineral with composition Na[[aluminum Al]] Si 2 O 6 Nephrite is a variety of the calcium and magnesium rich Amphibole mineral Actinolite (aggregates of which also make up one form of Asbestos) In Geology, rock is a naturally occurring aggregate of Minerals and/or Mineraloids The Earth's outer solid layer the ‘ Lithosphere Glass in the common sense refers to a Hard, Brittle, transparent Solid, such as that used for Windows many They range in size range from 1 to 10 cm, have a small hole in the middle of the round part for threading. Used as earrings and necklaces, and as decoration on crowns, belts, and bracelets. Some are further decorated with gold or silver attachments.

The curved nature of the gogok beads and their similarities to bear claws has led to a theory of Scytho-Siberian influence and origin created by bear totem tribes. ^[1]

In Korea, jade gogok are found sporadically at prehistoric sites. Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. ^[2] Throughout the Korean peninsula, nephrite gogok are found in Neolithic and Bronze Age sites in stone burial chambers (stone cists and dolmens). Physical geography See also Geography of North Korea, Geography of South Korea Mountains cover 70 percent of the Korean Peninsula and arable plains are The Neolithic (from Greek νεολιθικός — neolithikos from νέος neos, "new" + λίθος lithos The term Bronze Age refers to a period in human cultural development when the most advanced Metalworking (at least in systematic and widespread use included techniques for A dolmen (also known as cromlech, anta, Hünengrab, Hunebed, Goindol, quoit, and portal dolmen) is a type of This probably indicates that gogok were symbols of prestige and power buried with the elites of society.

The most famous examples of gogok in Korean art are from the Three Kingdoms period, in Silla royal crowns, earrings, necklaces, and belts. Korean art is Art originating or practiced in Korea or by Korean artists from ancient times to today The Three Kingdoms of Korea ( refer to the ancient Korean kingdoms of Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla, which dominated the Korean peninsula Silla (57 BC – 935 AD was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. The crowns of Silla were made in the Korean kingdom of Silla approximately in the fifth and sixth centuries of the Common Era There are several gold girdles of Korea which have been excavated These treasures were found in the burial mounds of both Silla and Baekje kings. Silla (57 BC – 935 AD was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. Baekje (18 BCE – 660 CE or Paekche, was a kingdom located in southwest Korea ^[3] The ornamental antlers and tree-like structures of the Silla crown and similarities of the crown with works from the Eurasian steppes and Afghanistan suggests vast networks of trade and also reinforces a Scytho-Siberian origin for gogok. Eurasian Nomads are a large group of peoples of the Eurasian Steppe. In physical Geography, a steppe ( German, from степь - "a flat and arid land" степ - /stɛp/ тал - tal дала - /dɑlɑ/ pronounced Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, ^[4] They declined in use from about the middle of the 6th century. ^[5]

The origin of gogok is contested by archaeologists because these jewels are common in Kofun tombs and contemporaneous Korean tombs. are megalithic Tombs or tumuli in Japan, constructed between early 3rd century and early 7th century. ^[6]^[7] This is also based on the fact that there was many transmissions of artifacts and technology from Korea to Japan during this time period. One archaeologist, James Keally, who believes gogok originated in Japan cites the fact that gogok have been reported in Jōmon sites in Tohoku as early as about 1000 BCE. The is the time in Japanese prehistory from about 14000 BC to 400 BC. ^[8] Because gogok have been found in Neolithic and Bronze Age sites in Korea, this finding is controversial.

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References

Korea Britannica article (Korean)
Doosan World Encyclopedia article (Korean)
Yahoo Korea Encyclopedia (Korean)