This list of archaeological sites in Taiwan encompasses sites that have either contributed substantially or have the potential to contribute substantially to research regarding people who have lived in Taiwan since

prehistoric times Prehistory, also known as pre-literary history, is the period of human history between the use of the first stone tools by hominins 3.3 million years ago and the beginning of recorded history with the invention of writing systems. The use ...

. A ''historical site'' is not necessarily an ''

archaeological Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscap ...

site''. A historical site should be included only if actual field work has been conducted at the site.

Northern Taiwan

Metropolitan Taipei

* Botanical Garden Site (植物園遺址) * Chihshan Rock Site (芝山岩遺址) * Shihsanhang Site (十三行遺址) * Tapenkeng Site (大坌坑遺址) * Yuanshan Site (圓山遺址)

Central Taiwan

Taichung

* Fanchi Garden Site (番仔園遺址) * Huilai Monument Archaeology Park *

Niumatou Site The Niumatou Site () 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 Taic ...

Nantou

Chuping Archaeological Site The Chuping Archaeological Site () is an archaeological site in Ren'ai Township, Nantou County, Taiwan. It houses relics of the first prehistoric mountain settlements in Taiwan. History The site was discovered in 1980 in the upper area of Zh ...

Southern Taiwan

Kaohsiung

Fengbitou Archaeological Site The Fengbitou Archaeological Site () is an archaeological site in Linyuan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. History The site was discovered by Japanese scholar Sueo Kaneko around 1941. In 1945, Japanese archaeologist Kiyotari Tsuboi excavated the si ...

* Futingchin Site (覆鼎金遺址) * Hoching Site (後勁遺址) * Hochuang Site (後庄遺址) * Liuho Site (六和遺址) * Lungchuan Temple Site (龍泉寺遺址) * Tsoying Old City Site (左營舊城遺址)

Tainan

Niaosung Culture The Niaosung Culture () was an archaeological culture in southern Taiwan. It distributed around the region of Tainan and Kaohsiung. The culture existed in the Iron Age of Taiwan island. Some evidences suggested that Niaosung Culture was directly rel ...

Site * 歸仁窯遺址 * 南科遺址 * 西寮遺址 * 道爺南糖廍遺址

Eastern Taiwan

Taitung

* 八仙洞遺址 * Donghe Site (東河遺址) * Beinan Site * Dulan Site

Yilan

* 宜蘭農校遺址 * 淇武蘭遺址 * 大竹圍遺址 * Wanshan Site (丸山遺址)

Outlying islands

Kinmen

* Chinkuishan Site 金龜山遺址