Korának

Korának is a prehistoric cultural complex identified through archaeological remains in a broad river-valley region of a fictional continent. The culture is dated to the late Bronze Age and early Iron Age, roughly 1200 to 700 BCE. The name Korának is the conventional label used by archaeologists; its linguistic origin remains uncertain.

Material culture includes wheel-made pottery with incised geometric motifs, copper and arsenic-bronze tools, and flaked or ground stone implements. Settlement sites show clusters of rectangular houses with post-built walls, storage pits, and domestic hearths. Mortuary remains indicate simple inhumations in pits and occasional stone cists.

Economy was primarily agrarian, with barley, wheat, legumes, and domestic animals. Trade networks brought copper, amber, and shell ornaments from distant regions. Social organization appears village-based with craft specialists and local elites emerging in later phases.

Scholarly attention began in the early 20th century, with Korának designated as a distinct cultural unit by researchers surveying the river-valley sites. Excavations have identified stratified sequences that document a gradual transition from bronze to iron artifacts, reflecting broader regional technological changes.

Korának contributes to understandings of regional interaction, craft production, and domestic architecture in this fictional world, illustrating how small communities adapted to changing metal technologies and long-distance exchange during a period of cultural transformation.