Experts investigate whether professor′s discovery is world′s oldest metal type

Five years ago, new pieces of movable metal type were discovered by a professor here in Korea,... who claimed they were the world′s oldest,... dating back hundreds of years before the previous discovery.
Now,.... experts here in Korea are going to launch a final investigation to lay any remaining questions to rest.
Here′s our Sohn Jung-in with more.
The world′s oldest movable metal type is from Korea, but it may be different from what was previously known.
Nam Kwon-hee, a professor of bibliography at Kyungpook National University, discovered new pieces of movable metal type in 2010, but since then, it has been at the center of an investigation into its authenticity.
The National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage recently said they had concluded that the type and the book printed from it, called "Jeungdogaja," is authentic.
The institute says it was presumed to have been printed during the Koryo Dynasty between 1033 and 1155,... which is hundreds of years earlier than what was previously known to be the oldest metal-type print, "Jikji," as confirmed by UNESCO.
A separate investigative team at the Cultural Heritage Administration said they will launch their own investigation, with the aim of designating the relics as national cultural property.
If approved, Jeungdogaja would be the world′s oldest movable metal type, a highly significant cultural achievement.
But it certainly won′t be easy.
For one thing, the members of the Cultural Heritage Administration have set terms that end in April, so the investigation is likely to be postponed until the new members take over.
And questions still remain, as the team that verified the type as authentic... includes Professor Nam, the man who discovered the pieces.
Sohn Jung-in, Arirang News.