Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Styles and Periods Facet
3. Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)
4. [styles, periods, and cultures by region]
5. Asian
6. East Asian
7. Korean (culture or style)
8. Korean periods

Anotations

Scope note:

Refers to the period that coincided with the rule of Choson in Korea, during the middle of the 4th century BCE. During this time, there were improvements in agriculture with the use of iron implements, and better living conditions with the construction of the first wooden houses. Artifacts that remain from the period include iron weapons, sarcophagi of wood and stone, harnesses and jewelry that testify to the rise of the ruling class. The kingdom survived for a century before being conquered by the Chinese under the Han dynasty (206 BCE- 221 CE).