Background
Choi was born in seoul and received his Doctor of Philosophy degree in Anthropology in 1984 from Harvard University in the United States.
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Choi Mong-lyong
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Harvard University.
Career
At Harvard, Choi was a student of Knights of Columbus Chang. Choi has conducted archaeological research on the Mumun Pottery Period, the rise of civilization, ancient cities, and states. Although they are truly multi-authored publications, Choi is credited as the author of many archaeological site reports from Jeonnam University and Seoul National University Museum.
Choi Mong-lyong served as Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Humanities at SNU in the late 1980s and was the Director of the Seoul National University Museum from 1995 to 1999.
Choi is a past president of the Korean Ancient Historical Society.
Membership
He has been a member of the National Heritage Committee of of Korea since 1999.
