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Amsa prehistoric site seeks UNESCO heritage status
By Park Jae-hyuk
Gangdong-gu Office in southeastern Seoul hosted the 21st Prehistoric Culture Festival at the Amsa prehistoric settlement site, from Friday to Sunday.
Visitors to the annual event experienced prehistoric life and saw real-size replicas of mammoths and other Neolithic creatures there.
The only prehistoric-themed festival in Seoul, which has been held since 1996, featured parades, performing arts, fireworks and K-pop performances.
The festival organizers held an international conference at Korea Press Center in central Seoul, Friday, seeking ways to register the Amsa-dong Prehistoric Settlement Site on the UNESCO World Heritage list.
Scholars from various countries, including the U.S. and Australia, gave lectures on prehistoric sites in other countries and compared them to the Amsa site.
With the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) and Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG), the district office has been working to register the site with UNESCO since 2014. The office has promoted the site with its residents and held a signature-seeking campaign as well.
Gangdong-gu Office head Lee Hae-sik pledged to “continue to promote the value of the Amsa Settlement Site to the world and prepare for World Heritage registration.”