Conservation Environment of Korean Ancient Mural Tombs in the Period of the Three Kingdoms

Abstract eng:
In southern part of Korea peninsula, there are 5 ancient mural tombs of the period of the Three Kingdoms. Among these, Songsalli Ancient Tomb no. 6 in Kongju and Neungsalli Ancient Tomb no. 1 in Buyeo are the tombs of Baekje dynasty, Ancient Tombs with Wall Painting in Sunheung and Tomb of Eo Suk of Sunheung in Yeongju are the tombs of Silla dynasty, Ancient Tomb with Wall Painting in Goa -ri, Goryeong is the tomb of Gaya dynasty. These mural tombs have lots of historical values because of presence of ancient paintings. But nowadays, it is hard to see mural paintings within tombs that because damaged by physical, chemical, biological factors with specific environmental conditions. So, we have conducted temperature-humidity monitoring within 3 ancients mural tombs (Songsalli Ancient Tomb no. 6, Neungsalli Ancient Tomb no. 1, Ancient Tomb with Wall Painting in Goa-ri) for 1 year. And also, microorganism distribution within tombs investigated for integrated environment analysis. As a result, humidity always maintains 100% conditions because these tombs are restricted area in all of 3 mural tombs. Temperature changed at 2~4 months intervals with outdoor condition because burial mound (soil) functions like buffers. And it maintains low temperature for 10~20 which cannot grow microorganisms, but it need another conservation measure because we found psychrophilic fungi such as Geomycespannorum.

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