Taiwan excavation shows Neolithic settlement

Since 1996, Academia Sinica has been excavating at the Tainan Science Park to unearth traces of settlement that go back 5,000 years.

Evidence of how ancient humans crossed Taiwan Strait still scarce
Focus Taiwan, 12 Feb 2016

A vast cache of prehistoric artifacts and human remains have been unearthed at an archaeological site in the Tainan Science Park, but none offer concrete evidence explaining an age-old mystery: how ancient settlers from China actually reached Taiwan.

Several million cultural artifacts and faunal and botanic remains have been excavated from over 2,000 burial sites in the science park since the archaeological project kicked off in December 1996, according to Academia Sinica, which is overseeing the work.

The artifacts unearthed have been highly similar to those excavated from archaeological sites along the coasts of southeastern China, said Academia Sinica academician Tsang Cheng-hwa (臧振華) when speaking of the award-winning project with local media last month.

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