Landowners damage archeological site

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Landowners damage archeological site


NO PROTECTION:Archeologists have called for the Nioupu site, believed to be a 4,000-year-old jade-working center, to be protected since 1995, but no action has been taken

By Lin Liang-che / Staff reporter

Substantial portions of a 4,000-yearold Nioupu culture archeological site ( 牛埔遺址 ) in Changhua County — which houses vestiges of early human life — were reportedly damaged by landowners.

Large tracts of ancient houses and walls were yesterday found to have been leveled by landowners who bought plots on the land from previous owners.

The site, which is peppered with stone tools and ceramics, is believed by archeologists to be an ancient jade-working center.

Archeologists said they discovered the site in 1992 and carried out eight test excavations, during which they found traces of three other prehistoric cultures — Dabenkeng ( 大坌坑 ), Nioumatou ( 牛罵頭 ) and Yingpu ( 營埔 ) — at the bottom level of the site.

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