ruins

Relics are remnants left behind by humans in the past that are large in shape and whose location cannot be changed. Representative examples include temples, tombs, residences, and megalithic monuments.

General historical remnants left behind by mankind can be divided into relics, relics, and relics. In modern times, relics can be classified as movable assets, and relics and ruins can be classified as real estate. Relics and relics are similar concepts, but relics are one of the elements that make up a relic, and relics are a more comprehensive concept. If we compare it to modern times, if there is a building, the bathroom, study, and drawing room are considered relics.

According to the Korean Cultural Property Classification Act, most of the historical sites in Korea fall under the category of historic sites.

The value of the ruins is that they become great tourist points in themselves , and that they are of great help in studying the life and history of mankind at that time. In particular, it is also a very important element because it usually serves as a record as an element such as a mural before the development of the record culture.

Even the traces that remain after all destruction have great archaeological value. Although it is unfortunate that nothing remains of what it looked like before the destruction, it is in a much better situation compared to the numerous recorded ruins that are trembling because they cannot even find their site.

Therefore, the more ruins there are, the more advantageous it will be for research, but unfortunately, the areas with many ruins are very concentrated around the world, and the number is quite limited. Before the importance of cultural heritage, which was a concept that emerged only after the modern era, emerged, when war broke out, people did not care about destroying buildings with cultural value in the enemy country. Even if that were not the case, most people regarded buildings as expendable items that could be destroyed and rebuilt at any time , and when they were no longer needed, they repeatedly destroyed old buildings and rebuilt them. Even when a new building had to be built, but there was a shortage of materials, it was common and natural to tear down old buildings (remains) that no one was living in and replace them.

It is true that it is unfortunate from the perspective of descendants, but it was a natural thing at the time. The vast majority of buildings were created according to the needs of the time, and were not specifically made for descendants to look at and be amazed by or to study. In addition, unlike modern times, where water and electricity can be supplied even to mountain villages, and modernization can be as good as that of a city, at the time science and technology were far behind today, so the only answer was to live in an area that was naturally easy to live in, and because land was limited, the only way to live on that land was to tear down existing buildings.

In fact, modern humans living in the modern era also treat buildings made of concrete in the same way. Modern humans tear down modern buildings made of concrete whenever they are no longer needed. However, from the perspective of future descendants, this would be a shame as it would mean the disappearance of valuable relics. This point, which we call modern times, is also the past when viewed from the future, so in the future as well, almost no buildings from the current era will remain, except for a few that have political and religious significance, and descendants from that time will have thoughts that are not much different from the contents described above. In fact, their descendants will repeat the same behavior as their ancestors, deeming the buildings of their era to be worthless and tearing them down if they are not needed.

It is said that the situation that construction companies dislike is when a construction plan is in place but the area turns out to be a historic site (especially a large-scale historic site). In fact, if it becomes known that it is a historic site and the government clearly intervenes, the focus will be on protection and excavation, so there is a natural possibility that the planned construction will be ruined. Conversely, from the perspective of the historical and academic community, construction companies attempting to build new buildings in historic areas that must be protected are bound to be inconvenient in many ways. Therefore, there are quite a few cases of conflict between construction companies and the historical community surrounding historic sites.

In the case of excavations, the ownership of cultural properties is the state, and the private land owner is responsible for most of the costs required for excavating and investigating cultural properties at the historic site. This is the basic essence of the Cultural Heritage Act and is not very different worldwide, but it is not widely recognized by the values ​​of business owners and the public. As a result, when land owners or construction companies somehow discover historic sites, they try to crush them in advance or cover them with dirt and bury them with concrete. The reason is that the losses that come from having to take responsibility for almost all of the costs are severe.[1] Therefore, historical sites that are not yet properly known have suffered damage due to violations of the Cultural Heritage Protection Act.[2] There is a risk of damage. In principle, not only in Korea but also in overseas cultural property laws, excavation costs are often borne by the business operator. This is problematic because the national budget cannot support all excavations, and the act of destroying ruins is supported with government funds to support the profit of private businesses. Moreover, the excavation of ruins is borne by the business operator, but the preservation of the remains is borne by the state. There is an obligation to preserve a large number of relics from the ruins as cultural assets, and the cost of maintaining them is increasing gradually during rescue excavations, so providing full support is unreasonable.

It appears that such destruction was severe from the Japanese colonial period until the establishment of the Cultural Heritage Surface Survey Act. In 2008, a law was introduced requiring a ground survey of cultural properties when constructing more than 30,000 m2. However, a problem was raised that there will still be no sanctions for violations even in 2022. # In the case of Japan, if such a situation occurs, the construction company is socially criticized and various social penalties are imposed, such as not being able to bid on national projects. However, in Korea, due to low social awareness of heritage protection, it is not well observed.

Relics in creative works usually appear in places left behind by some powerful ancient people. A representative example is Atlantis . However, in most cases, it appears as a de facto dungeon with magic or technological heritage sleeping inside , and because there are scary traps or artificial guardians to protect the artifacts, it is far from being like the habitat of humanity in the past. Therefore, the ruins themselves are not given much focus. When the characters see the ruins, they say, "This is a (region name) that has only been told in legends...!" All I can say is that I am surprised. A representative example is Tomb Raider, and as the name suggests, the purpose is to explore ancient tombs and various ruins, but in the end, the main purpose is an adventure story related to supernatural objects buried in the ruins, and the ruins themselves are all that the protagonist Lara Croft briefly watches with interest.

Dakist Dungeon said, "The ruins have become our family." It has been presented with a rare bottle. The original text is translated as "Ruin has come to our family." It should be translated as "Ruin has arrived in our family . " The translation of the Dakist Dungeon has many problems besides this, so it was finally modified later and changed to "Ruin came to our family." Since then, the translation has been refined once more, and now it comes out as "falling in our family."