Neolithic, Bronze Age relics of salt-producing facilities found in N. Korea: KCNA | Yonhap News Agency

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OK SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- Remains of salt-producing facilities dating to the Neolithic and Bronze Age have been found in North Korea's southwestern city of Nampho, state media said Thursday. This image from the Korean Central News Agency on April 9, 2026, shows relics of salt-producing facilities dating to the Neolithic and Bronze Age found in Nampho. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. Korean road lined with cherry blossoms KOSPI falls prev Neolithic, Bronze Age relics of salt-producing facilities found in N. Korea: KCNA Next Neolithic, Bronze Age relics of salt-producing facilities found in N.

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SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- Remains of salt-producing facilities dating to the Neolithic and Bronze Age have been found in North Korea's southwestern city of Nampho, state media said Thursday.
Remains of salt-storing and processing facilities were found in two different cultural layers dating back 5,000 to 5,500 years in Nampho's Onchon County for the first time, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said, citing the archaeology unit of the Academy of Social Sciences.
Researchers identified them as salt-producing facilities after comparing their salinity with that of the surrounding soil. Based on a piece of earthenware found at the site, they also determined that the remains date from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age.
North Korea's archaeology society said the relics constitute evidence that areas near the Taedong River basin centered on Pyongyang were one of the cradles of civilization.
This image from the Korean Central News Agency on April 9, 2026, shows relics of salt-producing facilities dating to the Neolithic and Bronze Age found in Nampho. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)
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