Cultural park urged at Miaoli archeological site

via Taipei Times, 12 February 2022: Prehistoric artefacts found in western Taiwan, and researchers hope that the discovery can be preserved as a cultural park.

The Taiwan Ceramic Culture Association on Tuesday called on the Miaoli County Government to establish a cultural park to protect an archeological site in Jhunan Township’s (竹南) Shanjia Borough (山佳).

Researchers are excavating the area, where pottery made on-site and believed to be 2,000 to 3,200 years old has been found, the association said in a news release.

It has provided a guided tour of the site for county officials and local landowners, the association said.

A man named Hsieh Teng-hsiang (謝登祥) in 1983 discovered pieces of pottery and decorative stones at the site, which his son, Hsieh Chia-jung, later handed over to archeologists, it said.

Source: Cultural park urged at Miaoli archeological site – Taipei Times