鳳鼻頭遺址 | |
Fengbitou Archaeological Site Shown within Kaohsiung | |
Location | Linyuan, Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
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Coordinates | 22°30′38.1″N 120°22′2.4″E / 22.510583°N 120.367333°E |
Type | archaeological site |
Part of | Fengshan Hill |
Area | 9.77 hectares |
Site notes | |
Discovered | 1941 |
Excavation dates | 1945, 1965 |
The Fengbitou Archaeological Site (traditional Chinese: 鳳鼻頭遺址; simplified Chinese: 凤鼻头遗址; pinyin: Fèngbítóu Yízhǐ), officially known as Fengpitou (Chungkengmen) Archaeological Site (in Taiwan's archaeological tradition, it is usually spelled n Wade–Giles system), is an archaeological site in Chungmen Village, Linyuan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on the plateau north to the Chungkengmen Settlement. It’s at the southern direction of Fengshan Hill, with an area of 9.7 hectares.[1] The archaeological culture can be dated back to 2,000 to 5,200 years ago, and the cultural layers includes Tapenkeng Culture, Fengpitou Type of Niuchoutzi Culture, and Fengpitou Culture,[2][3][4] demonstrating the prehistoric development of southwestern Taiwan.