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Jeongok Prehistory Musuem
Free Gyeonggi-do
Photo: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3 (attribution, no derivatives)
| Type | Public museum / gallery |
|---|---|
| Address | 2 , Pyeonghwa-ro 443beon-gil, Yeoncheon-gun, Gyeonggi-do |
| Hours | January - June, September - December 10:00-18:00 July - August 10:00-18:00 |
| Closed | Mondays (open if public holiday falls on a Monday), January 1, day of Seollal (Lunar New Year) & Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving) |
| Admission | Free |
| Parking | Available |
| Phone | • 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) • For more info: +82-31-830-5600 |
| Korean name | 전곡선사박물관 |
About
Jeongok Prehistory Museum is a relics museum built in the Paleolithic ruins of Jeongok-ri, a historical site that rewrote the history of Paleolithic research in the world with the discovery of the first Acheulean hand ax in East Asia. Centered on Paleolithic relics such as an Acheulean hand ax excavated from the Jeongok-ri Paleolithic site, the exhibition space is composed of relics of various themes to systematically understand human evolution and Paleolithic culture.
Text: Korea Tourism Organization (English tourism data)