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3D Exhibition of TEES ( Flash 10 required)

What is TEES? It stands for the four stories that we composed for you on the Tatala Boat, the Earthenware, the Earthquake Fish, and the Shovel Bug. Visit...

Facets of Taiwan

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A Short Tour of the Portal
 
  • Earthenware in human shape (陶偶)

    The earthenware in human shape was excavated in the Shih Sang Hang site. The left ear and arm have already lost. Even the whole figure are imperfect, we can still observe that this earthenware was carefully made through its patterns and other features of the human body. Facial features are clear. Archaeologists speculate that the the Shih Sang Hang people had the custom of piercing their ears...