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Historic Relics, Remains Exhibited
Pyongyang, May 3 (KCNA) -- A historic relics and remains exhibition was held at the Korean Central History Museum from February 12 to April 30.

Displayed in the venue were more than 70 pieces and 250 photos of historic relics and remains discovered by various units such as Kim Il Sung University and the Academy of Social Sciences in recent years.

Among the exhibits were the fossil lower jaw of Hwangju man No. 2, fossil bones of animals and stoneware such as hand axe and hunting stone discovered in Chongphadae Cave in Hwangju County, belonging to the late period of the Paleolithic age, and photos of a kiln site and a model of a ruined large house in Honam-ri, Samsok District, belonging to the Neolithic era.

On display were also photos of groups of dolmens belonging to Tangun Korea in Mt. Ryongak, Mangyongdae District and in Jongdong-ri, Unchon County, and photos of tomb murals belonging to Koguryo and Palhae.

Characteristics and customs of the Koguryo people, wise, stout-hearted, ingenuous and optimistic, are clearly reflected in such exhibits as bronze bracelet, silver rod-like hairpin and silver-plated ornamental nail excavated in Thaesong-ri mural tomb No. 3 in Kangso District and in Songjuk-ri mural tomb in Yonthan County and photos of their mural paintings.

Photos of ruined royal palaces and stone bridges of Koryo, the first unified state in Korea, gained the visitors' attraction.

Peculiar styles of the ruined royal palace in Manwoltae, the ruined Taehwa Palace, Chuijok Bridge, etc. show that the Koryo people not only carried forward the architecture of the previous age but created a unique one by themselves.

Besides, photos of the rehabilitated Singye Temple in Mt. Kumgang and the grave of Han Sok Bong, a well-known calligrapher in Ri Dynasty were also seen in the venue.

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