North Korea's Full Moon Tower

Features May 1, 2011

A joint project between the two Koreas searches for their shared history
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A joint project between the two Koreas searches for their shared history

Archaeologists are working to uncover the huge 10th-century Goryeo Dynasty palace complex of Manwoldae at the base of Mount Songak in North Korea.(National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage)

At the foot of Mount Songak, in the center of the Korean peninsula, sits Manwoldae, a vast tenth-century royal palace complex built by the Goryeo, one of medieval Korea's least-known dynasties. There is an ancient explanatio

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