mojave955

The culling of infected pigs by burying them alive.

This seems to be a standard procedure in many countries when there is a widespread infection

Those relics are from a nation that existed in the Korean peninsula and very small part of Manchuria called "Gojoseon" (first recorded in Samguk Yusa. It is estimated to have been established as far back as in 2300 BC. It's the very first/oldest Korean 'nation'. Like I said, 5000 years of martial history is more than enough time for a group of people to form a collective identity.

What are you implying? That most researchers deny people lived in Korean peninsula 5000 years ago?

They have plenty of artifacts between 3000~1000 BC ranging from swords, pottery, wall paintings, etc. They even have rudimentary artifacts that date as far back as 8000 BC. (They're on display at National Museum of Korea)

There are also ancient tombs and dolmen sites, one of which is UNESCO World Heritage site, that dates back to 2nd and 1st millennium BC.

I didn't think anyone was gullible (or stupid?) enough to claim something that has been established as a concrete fact as false.

None of this exists in North Korea.

I believe that's beyond overstating

Koreans are proud of their identity and rightfully so imo. They withstood 5000 years of constant invasion and warfare. Plenty of time for 'Korean identity' to consolidate beyond measure foreigners can understand. At least Koreans keep that within their own country. It's not necessarily a bad thing to be proud of your own country.