1st Edition

Tracing the History of Contemporary Taiwan’s Aboriginal Groups From the Periphery to the Centre

By Su-Chiu Kuo Copyright 2023
230 Pages 238 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

230 Pages 238 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

230 Pages 238 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Using archaeological evidence, the author investigates the prehistories of Austronesian migrants to Taiwan and their connections to contemporary peoples in Taiwan. Due to its unique geographic location, Taiwan has played a significant role in various peoples’ maritime migrations and the process of cultural interactions for tens of thousands of years. Within the history of humankind, Taiwan has... Read more
1. Introduction: Historical Research Centred on Aboriginal Peoples  2. Research into the Origins of Today’s Ethnic Groups Based on Laiyi Abandoned Village 3. Investigation of Relationships between Traditional Aboriginal Villages and External Societies-- A Case Study from Pucunug Abandoned Village  4. An Archaeological Study on Pucunug Abandoned Village 5. Conclusions

Biography

Su-Chiu Kuo is an Associate Research Fellow (tenured) of The Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.