| Forensic Anthropological Analysis of the Korean Empire’s Post-mortem Examination Report on Park Bong-Un of Unbong County |
Seonguk Hong1 
, Soong Deok Lee2,3
, Dong Hoon Shin3
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1Soonchunhyang University Institute of Humanities, Asan, Korea
2Department of Forensic Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
3Institute of Forensic and Anthropological Science, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea |
| 대한제국 시기 전라북도 운봉군 박봉운 검안기록에 대한 법의인류학적 검토 |
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홍성욱1
, 이숭덕2,3
, 신동훈3
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1순천향대학교 인문학연구소
2서울대학교 의과대학 법의학교실
3서울대학교 법의학연구소 |
Correspondence:
Dong Hoon Shin, Tel: +82-2-740-8203, Fax: +82-2-745-9528,
Email: cuteminjae@gmail.com
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Received: 11 July 2024 • Revised: 18 September 2024 • Accepted: 13 November 2024 |
| Abstract |
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During the Joseon Dynasty of Korea, a reasonable investigation of the dead was well developed even before the introduction of modern forensic techniques from Western countries. Various reviews have been attempted on those investigation records currently stored in the Gyujanggak library, but an in-depth analysis has not been conducted on the extent to which the evidence mobilized at the time is valid from the perspective of modern forensic science. Therefore, we conducted a full-scale forensic review of the Gyujanggak record as an interdisciplinary study between forensic science and humanities. The case of Park Bong-Un which occurred in 1902 was investigated by Korean Empire officials who concluded that the deceased was killed by the beating of the suspect. The entire investigation of the Park Bong-Un case was described by the officials in detail, and the conclusion was made according to a credible process although various methods used in modern forensic investigation were impossible during the period. |
| Key Words:
Korean Empire, Gyujanggak, Joseon period, Muwonrok, Murder investigation |
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