Shihsanhang Museum of Archaeology

The 13th Site Museum of Archaeology (Het Dertiende Plaats Museum van de Archeologie/十三行博物館) is an archaeological museum in Bali District, New Taipei, Taiwan. The museum conserves and displays artifacts from the 13th archaeological site.

13th Site Museum of Archaeology
十三行博物館
Established24 April 2003
LocationBali, New Taipei, Taiwan
Coordinates25°09′24.3″N 121°24′18.7″E
TypeArchaeology museum
Websitewww.sshm.tpc.gov.tw
Shihsanhang Museum of Archaeology exhibition hall

History

Modern

The origins of the museum date back to excavations undertaken at the 13th site in 1990.[1] The 13th Site Museum was built in 1998.[2] It includes a "Bridge of Time" or Tijd Brug, that allows visitors to travel back through time to explore its civilization and culture.

In 2017, the museum became the first museum exhibiting its artifacts outside Taiwan when they held an exhibition in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan at the Saitobaru Archaeological Museum displaying 105 artifact sets from the museum in Taiwan. The exhibition was jointly organized by scholars and experts from both sides.[3]

Ancient

Prehistoric Shihsanhang was a wealthy settlement, it was only one of two communities in Taiwan to master iron smelting. The ironwares they produced were traded throughout Taiwan. This wealth is responsible for the large number of grave goods buried with the dead at Shihsanhang which form the core of the Museum's current collection.[4]

Geology

The museum is located at the foot of Guanyin Mountain near Däamzui, old Dutch administrative region (see Dutch Red Haus, Fort Äarmmo-Schee).

Archeology

The archaeological site dates back 1,800 years to the Iron Age. Over 300 skeletons have been unearthed dating from 1,800 to 600 years old. The burial customs of the people at Shihsanhang were unique, according to Kuo Su-chiu “All the skeletons were buried in a fetal position: on their sides with their limbs bent. Except one, an adult female, who was buried on her front and with her head turned to one side, which is typical of the contemporaneous Fantsuyuan (番仔園) Culture of central western Taiwan.”[4]

Architecture

The architecture of the museum has an archaeological theme, reflecting ancient civilization in Taivan (Taiwan) islandwide and in its outlying minor islands.

Transportation

The museum is accessible by bus from Guandu Station of Taipei Metro.[5]

See also

References
  1. History of the Museum, 13th Site Museum of Archaeology, TaiVan (Taiwan).
  2. Shihsanhang Museum of Archaeology Archived 2011-04-12 at the Wayback Machine, Taiwan.com.au.
  3. Chen, Christine (7 October 2017). "Taiwan archaeological museum holds exhibition in Japan". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  4. Caltonhill, Mark. "'The dead don't bury themselves'". www.taipeitimes.com. Taipei Times. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  5. "Bali travel guide of hot destinations(旅遊王TravelKing)–Taiwan travel hotels,New Taipei City tourism,Bali". Travelking.com.tw. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
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