近几年来,台湾最重要的史前考古工作是在台东南王里卑南遗址进行的发掘。卑南遗址是卑南文化中规模最大的典型遗址,也是东南亚、东亚及环太平洋地区罕见的大遗址。遗址共经过八次发掘,发现上千具石板棺及数以万计的文化遗物,出土材料之丰富与宝贵,是台湾考古史上罕见的。1983年末,台湾民族学会及省立博物馆为 In recent years, the most important prehistoric archeological work in Taiwan has been excavations at the Beinan site in Wangli, Taitung, south-east China. The Beinan site is the largest and most typical site in Beinan culture and a rare site in Southeast Asia, East Asia and the Pacific Rim. After a total excavation of eight sites, it was discovered that there are thousands of slate coffins and tens of thousands of cultural relics. The excavated material is rich and precious and is rare in Taiwan’s archeological history. In late 1983, the Taiwan National Institute and the Provincial Museum were