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The history of Jeju began during the Paleolithic Age, 70,000–80,000 years ago. Jeju people from the prehistoric age mostly lived in caves. In Billemotgul (cave) there are Paleolithic artifacts, including chipped stone tools and bones of reindeer and bear which are today found to inhabit only Siberia or Alaska. Prehistoric remains in Gosan-ri, Hangyeong-myeon are the oldest remains from the Neolithic Age in Korea, dated 8,000–12,000 years ago. Hunting tools such as arrowheads, spearheads and various earthenware types excavated from the site show the methods and practices of those surviving by hunting and food-gathering within a group.
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Woo, K., Sohn, Y., Ahn, U., Yoon, S., Spate, A. (2013). History. In: Jeju Island Geopark - A Volcanic Wonder of Korea. Geoparks of the World (closed), vol 1. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20564-4_4
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