Korea | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/korea/RSS feed for KoreaenMon, 05 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Soldiers Sweeping for Land Mines in South Korea Have Unearthed the Country’s Oldest Gun, a 600-Year-Old Inscribed Bronze Tubehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/soldiers-sweeping-for-land-mines-in-south-korea-have-unearthed-the-countrys-oldest-gun-a-600-year-old-inscribed-bronze-tube-180989610/The artifact was found in 2023 during a metal detecting survey. Experts have been analyzing it since and recently confirmed its authenticityMon, 05 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/soldiers-sweeping-for-land-mines-in-south-korea-have-unearthed-the-countrys-oldest-gun-a-600-year-old-inscribed-bronze-tube-180989610/