National Museum of Prehistoric Culture of Taiwan
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| place | Taitung , Taiwan |
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Museum of Prehistoric Culture
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| architect | Michael Graves |
| opening | 17th August 2002 |
| management |
李玉芬 (Li Yufen)
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The National Museum of Prehistory ( Chinese 國立臺灣史前文化博物館 , Pinyin Guoli Taiwan Shǐqián Wenhua Bówùguǎn ) is located in the city of Taitung in Taitung County , Taiwan .
Neolithic site
During the construction of the so-called South Link Line for the Taiwanese Railroad, workers came across numerous prehistoric artifacts near Beinan, Taitung City, in July 1980 . The discoveries aroused great public interest and in some cases robbery graves became active, who undertook excavations and looting on their own. At the request of the Taitung County government , construction work on the railroad was stopped. An archaeological team was assembled under the direction of Wen-hsun Sung and Chao-mei Lien, two professors from Taiwan National University , and began systematic excavations. Over a period of more than 10 years, over 10,000 m² and over 1,500 burial sites have been explored. Tens of thousands of pottery shards and stone artefacts were unearthed. The excavation site is considered to be the most important site from the Middle Neolithic on Taiwan.
Due to the rich architectural, cultural and biological finds, the site was included in the list of potential World Heritage candidates in 2003 by a commission headed by the Taiwanese Ministry of Culture .
History of the museum
The idea arose to build a museum for Taiwan's prehistory at the excavation site. The foundation stone for the museum building was laid on February 1, 1990, and the museum was officially opened on August 17, 2002.
The museum building was designed by the American architect Michael Graves and is located on an area of 10 hectares (100,000 m²).
Exhibitions
The three permanent exhibitions cover the thematic complexes “Natural History of Taiwan”, “Prehistoric Period in Taiwan” and Indigenous Peoples of Taiwan . The first topic deals with the geological formation of the island of Taiwan , the Ice Age and the Holocene. The second topic deals with prehistoric cultures and the third topic is dedicated to the social orders, works of art and ideas of the indigenous Taiwanese peoples. Other exhibitions include the representation of human evolution and paleanthropology as well as the methods of scientific archeology .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Bureau of Cultural Heritage: Beinan Archaeological Site and Dulan Mountain. Retrieved June 15, 2020 (chin).
- ^ Establishment. Taiwan National Museum of Prehistoric Culture, accessed November 12, 2017 .
- ↑ Mission Statement. Taiwan National Museum of Prehistoric Culture, accessed November 12, 2017 .
- ^ The Natural History of Taiwan / The Prehistory of Taiwan / The Indigenous Peoples of Taiwan. Taiwan National Museum of Prehistoric Culture, accessed November 12, 2017 .
Coordinates: 22 ° 45 ′ 37 ″ N , 121 ° 5 ′ 30 ″ E