Amsa-dong is a dong (neighbourhood) of Gangdong-gu in Seoul, South Korea.[1][2] The dong is well known for the Amsa-dong Prehistoric Settlement Site, in which Neolithic remains were excavated after a large amount of diagonal-line patterned earthenware was exposed by a flood in 1925.[3][4]
Amsa-dong | |
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| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 암사동 |
| • Hanja | 岩寺洞 |
| • Revised Romanization | Amsa-dong |
| • McCune–Reischauer | Amsa-tong |
Amsa-dong Prehistoric Settlement Site | |
| Country | South Korea |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.7 km2 (1.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2001)[1] | |
| • Total | 73,377 |
| • Density | 15,612/km2 (40,430/sq mi) |
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