Niumatou Site

The Niumatou Site (traditional Chinese: 牛罵頭遺址; simplified Chinese: 牛骂头遗址; pinyin: Niúmàtóu Yízhǐ) is an archaeological site dating from the mid Neolithic period in Qingshui District, Taichung, Taiwan. It is the oldest archaeological site in central Taiwan. The site has been designated as a historical relic by then Taichung County Government.^[1]

Niumatou Site

牛罵頭遺址
Niumatou Site Shown within Taichung
Location	Qingshui, Taichung, Taiwan
Coordinates	24°16′05.7″N 120°34′49.8″E
Type	archaeological site
History
Founded	Neolithic
Site notes
Public access	Qingshui Station

History

Civilizations in the area date to around 4,000 years ago when prehistoric people settled there during the Neolithic age. These cultures left behind stone tools and pottery. Because large numbers of stone hoes were unearthed, archaeologists think that those prehistoric people probably relied largely on farming for food. However, they also hunted to add more variety to their diets. The site was originally discovered in May 2002, when a student found pottery shards in the area. He collected the fragments and turned them over to a professor in the Department of Anthropology at the National Museum of Natural Science in Taichung.^{[citation needed]}

Transportation

The site is accessible within walking distance north east of Qingshui Station of Taiwan Railways.^[2]

See also

• Prehistory of Taiwan
• Beinan Cultural Park