The Korean Archaeological Society is a professional and scholarly association of archaeologists in the Republic of Korea. The Society publishes the peer-reviewed 'Journal of the Korean Archaeological Society' (Hanguk Kogo-Hakbo, Hanja: 韓國考古學報). This journal is the Korean equivalent of scholarly archaeological journals such as American Antiquity, Kaogu, Antiquity, and Kokogaku Kenkyu. The Society also hosts a national conference every year in early November.
This storied organization has been around in one form or another since the Koreanization of archaeology began in the wake of colonial period of Korea (c. 1910-1945). Antecedents of the Korean Archaeological Society include the 'Korean Art Historical Society' (Hanguk Misulsa Hakhwoe) and 'Korean Archaeology and Ancient Art History Society' (Gogo Misul Dongin Hwoe, Hanja:考古美術同人會), the latter of which was formed in 1961. The first issue of the journal 'Archaeology and Ancient Art History' (Gogo Misul, Hanja: 考古美術) was published the previous year. In 1968 the name of the journal was changed to 'Studies in Art History' (Misulsahak Yeongu, Hanja: 美術史硏究).
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