네트워크 분석과 한국 고대사 연구의 접목 가능성 - 함안 성산산성 목간을 중심으로 -

Abstract

In this paper, the possibility of combining "network analysis" and ancient history research was examined for the data of Sŏngsan Fortress Wooden Tablets in Haman. Network analysis is also called Social Network Analysis (SNA). The analysis target is ‘nodes’, and their connections are ‘links’, and the analysis concept of ‘centrality’ is widely used. In Western archeology and ancient history research, network analysis research has increased rapidly since the late 2000’s, and it is divided into three types: geography, archaeological material, and literature data. The domestic archaeologist also started to use the network analysis methodology in 2019, and in ancient history research, the network analysis methodology started to be used in research on history of historiography from 2020. In order to combine network analysis with research on Korean ancient history, it is necessary to integrated use of geography, archeological material, and literature data, establishment of Open Access DB, intervention of ancient history researchers to criticize historical materials, use of excavated text data, and a diachronic perspective. The source of Korean ancient history that is consistent with this discussion is the Sŏngsan fortress wooden tablets. The name of the region divided into the upper administrative unit and the lower administrative unit are written on the tablets. In these areas, goods were sent along the Naktonggang River to Sŏngsan fortress. toponymic data of Sŏngsan fortress wooden tablets, and the network structures of Sŏngsan fortress and upper administrative units were visualized with UCINET and Netdraw programs. The analysis of this study is at a rudimentary level, but in the future, if archaeological and geographic data related to wooden tablets are combined together, an in-depth analysis will be possible. If network analysis is applied to research on ancient history, excavated text data such as Sŏngsan fortress wooden tablets with a lot of data and archaeological properties will be a good analysis target.