Archaeologists in South Korea believe they have unearthed evidence of a 6th century palace of Ara Gaya, an ancient city-state kingdom, in the modern town of Haman in the Gyeongsang Province of South Korea.
According to an article on Archeology News Network, The Gaya National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage said its archaeologists “excavated earthen ramparts and wooden fences at a site in the town, which is believed to have been built in the 5th or 6th century.” The massive earthen ramparts measured 40 meters (131 ft) long and 8.5 meters (27 ft) high. Kang Dong-seok, a researcher at the institute, told reporters that they are “the largest among the known ramparts in the Gaya confederacy… suggesting it could be a palace where the kingdom's rulers lived.”
The earthen ramparts that may be hiding an ancient palace. Credit: Yonhap News Agency