Yunggimun pottery

Yunggimuntogi, yunggimun pottery or Deotmunitogi (덧무늬토기)[1] is the oldest type of Korean pottery.

[2] The name literally means "raised-design pottery";[3] it has also been called "pre-slant earthenware".

[4] Dated to circa 5,000 BCE, yunggimun pottery were flat-bottomed wares decorated with relief designs, raised horizontal lines and other impressions.

[3] This style of pottery has been found in northeast Korea[3] in addition to other regions.

Some sites at which yunggimun pottery have been found include Sangnodaedo(island located in Yokjimyeon Tongyeong), Osan-ri(in Sonyangmyeon, Yangyang County) and Dongsam-dong(At Yeongdo District, Busan).