This section treats general surveys on the Korean peninsula from prehistory to the end of the Unified Silla era (907). Because of the broad topic matter, and the fact that many of these historical eras came before the formation of centralized states and firm borders, many works will naturally encompass regional societies and cross cultural relations.
Barnes, Gina L. "Jiehao, Tonghao: Peer Relations in East Asia." In Colin Renfrew and John F. Cherry, eds. Peer Polity Interaction and Socio-Political Change. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1986.
Barnes, Gina L. The Rise of Civilization in East Asia: The Archaeology of China, Korea and Japan. London: Thames and Hudson, 1993.
Barnes, Gina L. State Formation in Korea: Historical and Archaeological Perspectives. London: Curzon Press, 2000.
Courant, Maurice. "La Corée jusqu’au IXe siècle." T’oung Pao 1(9)(1898).
De Rosny, Léon. Les Coréens, aperçu ethnologique et historique. Paris: Masionneuve, 1886.
Gardiner, Kenneth H.J. The Early History of Korea: The Historical Development of the Peninsula up to the Introduction of Buddhism in the Fourth Century A.D. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1969.
Henderson, Gregory. "Korea Through the Fall of the Lolang Colony." Koreana Quarterly 1(1)(1959): 147-168.
Kim, Ch'ol-jun. "The Formation and Development of Ancient Korean Culture." In Introduction to Korean Studies. Seoul: The National Academy of Sciences, 1986.
Kim, Jin-Goo. "Korean Costume: An Historical Analysis." Ph.D. dissertation, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1977. 274 pp.
Kim, Jung-bae "Formation of the Korean People." Korea Journal 15:12 (December 1975): 12-16.
Kim, Won-yong. Art and Archaeology of Ancient Korea. Seoul: The Taekwang Publishing Co., 1986.
Kito, Kiyoaki. "International Relations in Ancient East Asia." In National Committee of Japanese Historians, ed. Historical Studies in Japan (VII) 1983-1987: Japan at the XVIIth International Congress of Historical Sciences in Madrid. Tokyo: Yamakawa Shuppansha, 1990.
Koh, Byong-ik. "Korea’s Contacts with ‘The Western Regions’ in Pre-Modern Times." Sahoe kwahak 2(1958):55-73.
Mitsuzane, Okauchi. "Mounded Tombs in East Asia from the 3rd to 7th Centuries A.D." in Richard J. Pearson, ed. Windows on the Japanese Past: Studies in Archaeology and Prehistory. Ann Harbor, MI: Center for Japanese Studies, University of Michigan, 1986:127-148.
Okladnikov, A.P. Ancient Population of Siberia and Its Culture. New York: AMS Press, 1959.
Pearson, Richard J. "Korean Prehistory: An Overview." Korea Journal 15:12 (December 1975): 4-11.
Watson, William. Cultural Frontiers in Ancient East Asia. Edinburgh University Press, 1971.
Yi, Hong-jik. "Early History of Korean Society." Korea Journal 4:7 (July 1964): 4-9.