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Gunsan has well arranged inland waterways and ocean transportation roads along the Geum river, Mangyeong river, and Dongjin river. So, since prehistory era, the city has been a center of transportation and a strategic point. By using this, there has existed marine culture of the west coast and the south coast, and inland culture of Geum river area since the new stone age so that variety of the new stone age was proved. And because new ironware culture was transmitted from China and Jeon Hoing(全橫) of Qi dynasty fled to the area, the area became a base in the early ironware era. 18 horse tombs which are ones of governing group in Mahan era and some 100 shell mounds prove prosperous marine culture then. It is known that there were small countries of Mahan more than 2~3 in Gusan. The countries developed based on marine activity like production of salt etc. In Baekje period, Gunsan had many exchanges with central area of Baekje. In Hanseong period, there were active exchange and trade with central area of Baekje through coastal sea route of the west sea so that central memorial service system was accepted in Sanwol-ri, Gunsan. And because of development of inland waterway in Geum river and Mangyeong river, inland cultural elements were identified in tomb relics of Gunsan area. Maybe through natural trade network, salt and seafood produced in Gunsan were transported to many places. Woongjin and Sabi period of Baekje, Gunsan played an important role as gateway for domestic areas and to foreign countries in Baekje and a starting point of marine silk road. To this end, Sisan-gun was established in Impi-myeon, Gunsan-si, Jeonbuk ; Maseoryang-hyun in Okgu -eup ; Buburi-hyun in Hoihyun-myeon ; Gammula-hyun in Hamyeol-eup, Iksan-si.