Discussion on the Terminology of Baekje Tombs

This study started with the problem consciousness that the concept of each terminology should be clearly established prior to research on Baekje tombs. Therefore, the concept of tomb (墳墓) and mounded tomb (古墳) were examined along with the problem of Bungumyo (墳丘墓), and a new classification and name were presented based on the research of Baekje tombs. First, the tomb was used as a collective term for all tombs, regardless of temporality and hierarchy, and the mounded tomb was named only for some tombs what hierarchy is clearly revealed after the middle of 3rd century. In addition, the tomb that appear from the middle of the 3rd century but are relatively low hierarchy was defined as Myo (墓), and tomb with high hierarchy was defined as Bun (墳). On the other hand, it was defined as Chong (塚) only in some tomb with large external facility that was stoned, reflecting their political stature. On the other hand, it was judged that the Bungumyo is difficult to use in Korean archaeology because there is a big difference in concepts used among researchers and regions, and also a difference from the concept used in Japanese archaeology. Next, Baekje tombs are classified based on the material, shape, and structure of the burial facility. First, it was classified into wooden, stone, brick, jar according to constructive material. Next, among coffin, outer coffin, and chamber, which are the shape of the burial facility, the outer coffin and chamber were clearly distinguished according to the existence of access facility, In addition, vertical style, corridor style, and open-enterance style were classified according to the structure of the burial facility. Lastly, the tombs with high hierarchy that appeared after the middle of the 3rd century, which is defined the mounded tombs (古墳) and high mounded tombs (古塚) were classified into wooden coffin mounded tombs (木棺墳), wooden outer coffin mounded tombs (木槨 墳), the stone lined mounded tombs with vertical style (竪穴式 石槨墳), the stone chamber mounded tomb with corrider style (橫口式 石室墳), the stone chamber mounded tomb with open-entrance style (橫穴式 石室墳), brick chamber mounded tomb (塼築墳). stone mounded tomb (積石塚), The tombs with low hierarchy were classified wooden coffin tomb (木棺墓), stone lined tomb (石槨墓), jar coffin tomb (甕棺墓), stone tomb (積石墓). However, tombs that have already been accepted universly, such as pit tomb (土壙墓), open-entrance tomb(橫穴墓), crematory tomb (火葬墓), pit tomb with the ditch (周構土壙墓) were named as they are used. In addition, as considering regional characteristics in the the Yeongsan river basin, the wooden coffins mounded tombs (木棺古墳) and the jar coffins mounded tombs (甕棺古墳) were named, and the tombs similar to the keyhole-shaped tombs of Japan should be named as the keyhole-shaped style mouned tombs (前方後圓形古墳).