This article discusses the aggregation and dispersion of the Chulmun hunter-gatherers (c. 8000–1500 bce) in prehistoric Korea. The following observations are made from settlement datasets. First, large numbers of houses do not necessarily imply aggregation, as they can be palimpsests of dwelling structures from different phases. Second, aggregation settlements were segmented and contained multiple discrete subunits. Individual residential clusters typically had fewer than 60 inhabitants. Third, there are some indications of social hierarchy in nucleated settlements such as Unseo-dong. Fourth, despite some evidence of emergent elites and social differentiation, social complexity did not intensify over the long run. Levelling mechanisms (e.g. group fission) were in operation and they suppressed the institutionalization of social hierarchy.

本文讨论楚门狩猎采集者的聚集和分散（约公元前8000-1500 年）) 在史前韩国。以下观察来自沉降数据集。首先，大量房屋并不一定意味着聚集，因为它们可以是不同阶段的住宅结构的缩影。其次，聚集聚居地被分割并包含多个离散的子单元。单个住宅集群的居民通常少于 60 人。第三，在云西洞等有核聚居地有一些社会等级的迹象。第四，尽管有一些新兴精英和社会分化的证据，但从长远来看，社会复杂性并没有加剧。等级机制（例如群体裂变）在运作，它们抑制了社会等级制度化。