Press Release (March 22, 2010)
The 2010 inter-Korean joint excavation in the ruins of Manwoldae Palace approved and to be given financial support from the Inter-Korean Cooperation Fund
l On March 22, the Government approved an excavation plan that would be jointly conducted by North and South Korea this year as an inter-Korean social and cultural cooperation project. To support the plan, the Government would provide around 280 million won from the Inter-Korean Cooperation Fund. The project is to dig out the ruins of Manwoldae Palace, an ancient royal palace in Gaeseong.
l A 3,300-square-meter land would be unearthed this year. The total size of the land to be excavated is 33,000 square meters. After excavation, discovered dead bodies and relics would be analyzed, recorded and preserved.
l The inter-Korean joint excavation has been conducted since 2007 and how much and what would be done each year has been granted permission by the Government. The operator is a council of historians from the two Koreas but the work has been led by the National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage.
l Until now, the 6,600 square meters of land has been digged out and the sites for 29 large buildings including an old meeting hall and around 4,500 relics have been found.
Ministry of Unification
