Combining years of research
results, the significance of the Peinan
Site are summarized as follows:
- It is the largest site ever been excavated
in Taiwan; the area is approximately 10,000m2.
- It is the site with the largest quantity
of historical artifacts excavated in Taiwan;
approximately over 1,600 slate coffins,
and 20,000 potteries and stone objects.
- It is the site with the largest quantity
and variety of jade objects excavated
in Taiwan.
- It is the largest prehistoric site in
Taiwan; the main area is approximately
20~30ha, and the area defined on a broader
sense is approximately 80~100ha.
- It is the site with the most complete
residential condition and information
in the archaeological history of Taiwan.
- It is the largest site with slate coffin
burial complex in the Pan-pacific Ocean
Area and Southeast Asia.
As the Council for Cultural Affairs of
the Executive Yuan actively promoted the
evaluation of sites to be nominated for
the World Heritage in Taiwan since year
2002, the Peinan Site is listed as one of
the eleven sites in the first stage evaluation,
and the only site listed under the archaeology
category. The preliminary evaluation listed
the Peinan Site, the cypress forest of Chihlan
Mt., Taroko National Park, and the Forest
Railway of Alishan in the first category;
the category with the greatest potentials.
The Peinan Site definitely has indispensable
values in terms of academic research, historical
preservation, public education, and cultural
tourism.
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