A large number of ancient village and tomb remains have been unearthed at an area near a flood control reservoir on the Imjin River near the inter-Korean border.

The Korea Institute of Heritage confirmed on Thursday the finding of more than 200 relics dating back two-thousand years.

The institute excavated for one year in the area, as the region is scheduled to be submerged due to flood control facilities that will be built there.

The unearthed relics date back to the Bronze-Age and the early Three Kingdoms dynasty and include Goguryeo stone tombs. Excavators found earthenware, jewelry and iron products in the tombs.

The Goguryeo Dynasty had territory in the central and northern part of the Korean peninsula, spreading into Manchuria during the period.

The excavation team said the amount and location of the remains has led them to conclude that the area was a base for an influential settlement near the Imjin River during the early years of the Three Kingdoms period.