Digging Into The Past: Archeology In Taiwan

via Taiwan Business, 19 July 2022: An overview of recent archaeological excavations around Taiwan in recent years.

Taiwan’s extensive and colorful history (and prehistory) are brought to the surface at several archeological sites around the island. Many of the findings are on display at a handful of museums around Taiwan.

For those who study human history by digging up human remains and artifacts, Taiwan is both fertile ground and a frustrating place to work. The sheer number of construction and infrastructure projects means that archaeological discoveries are frequent. Whether these sites are adequately investigated is another matter.

Some sites are permitted to undergo salvage archaeology – sometimes called rescue archaeology – a term meaning survey and excavation work carried out ahead of construction. By necessity, it is hurried and often incomplete. One of the largest and most sustained rescue-archaeology operations ever conducted in Taiwan was led by Tsang Cheng-hwa at what is now the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) in Tainan.

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