The excavation team even received death threats during the excavation of Cheonmachong Tomb.

During the excavation of King Muryeong’s tomb, the excavation team members and reporters became entangled and created chaos at the excavation site. Because of the bitter past, access was restricted this time and they received death threats.

In addition, there was a severe drought in the Gyeongju region at the time, and angry citizens threw stones at the tombs because they were opened.

There is also a story that, after seeing Cheonmado, they were astonished that this shouldn’t be released now, so they ripped out the air conditioner in the room of the director of the Cultural Heritage Management Bureau and airlifted it to install to prevent damage.