Jeongok-ri Paleolithic Site, Yeoncheon

A Paleolithic site located along the Hantangang River in Yeoncheon-gun, Gyeonggi-do. It drew scholarly attention when an Acheulean-type handaxe, discovered by a U.S. soldier stationed in Korea, was excavated here. This discovery overturned the prevailing theory that bifacially worked handaxes did not exist in East Asia, marking a turning point in global Paleolithic research. Traces of Paleolithic people's life from hundreds of thousands of years ago are widely confirmed along the riverside hills. Today, it has been developed together with the Jeongok Prehistory Museum and is cherished as a hands-on heritage site where a Paleolithic festival is held every year.