{
  "id": 4754314,
  "title": "Three-pronged tools and iron axes used by people of the Baekje Kingdom 1,600 years ago have been discovered at Jukmi Mountain Fortress in Chungju, North Chungcheong Province.\n\nThe Cultural Heritage Administration announced on October 6 that a recent excavation at the fortress uncovered 40 relics, including three-pronged tools and iron axes.\n\nThe relics are presumed to have been used by the Baekje people to build the fortress.\n\nThe excavation was conducted in two areas, 60 meters apart, within the 400-meter-long fortress.\n\nIn one area, 10 three-pronged tools and one iron axe were found buried in a pit.\n\nIn the other area, 29 relics, including 17 iron axes, were discovered.\n\nThe iron axes were made by hammering and folding 5- to 7-centimeter-wide iron plates.\n\nThe three-pronged tools were 25-30 centimeters long and weighed 1-2 kilograms.\n\nThe relics are believed to have been made in the 4th to 5th centuries.\n\nThe Baekje Kingdom was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.\n\nThe discovery is significant as it provides insight into the construction of fortresses during that era.\n\nThe Cultural Heritage Administration plans to continue the excavation to uncover more relics and learn about the construction of the fortress.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/1600",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T23:08:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hankyoreh",
    "slug": "hankyoreh",
    "url": "https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/culture/culture_general/1275619.html"
  },
  "original_language": "ko",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}