Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the iron production and distribution network of Gimhae Geumgwan Gaya forces. The distribution network estimation path and change pattern were identified through the study of the network of the three iron types (plate, casting, forging) used as practical tools among the exca- vated iron parts in Gimhae, and it is divided into four stages. Stage I was from the late 1st century B.C. to the mid 2nd century A.D., and through exchanges with political groups in the Midwest and eastern Yeongnam, iron parts were processed and distributed through danya processes in small villages in Haebancheon Stream and Jomangang River.
 Stage II is in the late 2nd to late 3rd centuries, and Yeancheon Stream and Hwapocheon groups use the Sobaeksan Mountain transportation route to serve as trade routes between the midwest and the southeast of Yeongnam, and indirect exchanges between Gimhae and Honam forces are prevalent. Stage III is from the first half of the 4th century to the early 5th century, and a redistribution network is formed in the Haesa-ri area through smelting and refining processes → iron storage in the lower part of the Joman River, and the consumer group → Bonghwang earthen fortification. In the Ⅳ stage, Yeorae-ri steel base was established in the 5th centu- ry, a local market is formed around a charcoal kiln, merges with the Jomanogang River through Bonghwang earthen fortification. therefore, Geumgwan Gaya seems to have embraced the a Royal gift system through the distribution of powerful products such as steel technology and Jin gold belt based on a kind of long-distance trade for Hansung Baekje with trading Iron ax. In other words, it is transformed into an intermediate base for trade with the Nakdonggang River, Baekje, the eastern forces of Honam, and Japan by establishing and control- ling the solidarity and distribution network with small and medium-sized towns and villages through Cylinder bronzeware. In the 5th century, as the value of Iron ax declined and the function of Bonghwangtoseong Fortress as an intermediate point due to the supply and demand of the surrounding powers, foreign trade stagnated, but the local market distribution network consisting of consumption sites was maintained.

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