Location: Goleung-ri, Jeongok-ri, Jeongok-eup Classification: Historic Sites 268 · Designated: October 2nd. 1979 Quantity: 778,296m²(235,434Pyong) including 178-1, 　 　　　　 　　　　 Jeongok-ri, Jeongok-eup

This historic site representing the Old Stone Age was first known as attention-getting historic site all over the world since BoWen, G (Majored in archeology), United Armed Force in Korea who came to Hantangang Amusement Park in April 1978 found 4 pieces of stonewares on the surface of the area by change and notifying to Professor Wonryong Gim of Seoul National University.

This site is distributed on the basalt ground running around Hantangang in the south of Jeongok City and geological base was made of gneiss and granite, a kind of metamorphic rock that formed at pre-Cambrian and lavas ejected at Cheolwon and Pyeonggang before and after 600,000 years and 300,000 years at the 4th Cenozoic ear forms two Jeongok basalt layer on the bed rock and the area is made of bed rock composed of sedimentary rock layer and psammite rock layer.

Chronicle of Jeongok historic site known by several academic excavation and scientific method is estimated as the formative years between about 180,000~210,000 years before connected to red terrace of earth of Chinese and the formative years about 45000 years before acquired by of sedimentary rock layer.

The stonewares of type found in Jeongok-ri are the evidences being opposed to Mobius theory that divided culture of the Old Stone Age into East Asia and Africa&Europe by existence of such stonewares up to late 1970s and presented new aspect on the understanding about cultural development process of ancient human races in world academic circles of the Old Stone Age. It also brought attempts in new angle on artistic works of Old Stone Age in East Asia and it became affluent and epoch making material for understanding on artistic work of pre Old Stone Age in Korean peninsula as well as providing important material in studying inhabitation aspect of ancient human races during the central diluvial epoch.

With excavation of Jeongok-ri, geological study in the 4th age on Hantangang and Imjingang area has performed and it contributes greatly to development of methodology on study of Old Stone Age as consideration on formation process of historic site was increased.

Traffic Guide ⇒ 7 minute distance on foot after getting off at Hantangang Station of Gyeongwon line.
　　　　　　　　 10 minute distance toward Hantangang from Jeongok station of Gyeongwon line

Restaurant ⇒ Hantangang Garden(823-4488)/ Songdo Restaurant(832-5841)

Lodging ⇒ Hantangang Tourist Hotel(832-8094)/ Ingang Park(832-7717)
　 　　 　　 Mindeulle Inn (835-3579) / Geumsu Sanjang (832-7890)
　 　 　　　 Greenland Inn (832-8321) / Whilton Park Inn (835-8820)