원주 구룡사 소통(疎筒)의 수종 및 방사성탄소연대 분석

Species Identification and Radiocarbon Dating of a Container for Written Prayers, Sotong, from Guryongsa Temple in Wonju

The objectives of this study were to identify the species of a wooden container for written prayers, Sotong, from Guryongsa Temple in Wonju, which is currently stored in the Museum of Woljeongsa, and to date it using wiggle matching of radiocarbon dates. It was made exclusively of basswood, Tilia spp. Wiggle matching the radiocarbon dates of three rings resulted in A.D. 1670 to 1691 (± 2σ) for the outermost ring. This interval suggested the age of ‘Guryongsa Sotong’ as the late 17th or early 18th century, which became a first date on ‘Sotong’ in Korea.