Prehistory of Taiwan
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The Prehistory of Taiwan includes the late Paleolithic era. During that time, ca. 50,000 BC to 10,000 BC, people were already living in Taiwan. Evidences show that the earliest civilization found in Taiwan was the Changbin civilization (長濱文化), this prehistoric site was found in Eastern Taiwan. Human skeletons were also found in Zuojhen, Tainan, therefore called the Zuojhen people. Yuanshan (圓山) and other prehistoric sites were found in Taipei Basin. However, there aren't enough evidences to be sure which group of people left the artifacts.
It has been proven that the Neolithic prehistoric sites was left by the Austronesian people. In other words, before the Taiwanese aborigines settled Taiwan, there might have been other people who settled before them.
There were many kinds of Taiwanese aborigines, which can be sorted into two main groups: the Gaoshan (高山族) and the Pepo (平埔族). The Gaoshan people lived in mountainous areas, their culture can still be distinguished from the Han Chinese. On the other hand, the Pepo culture has been gradually disappearing due to the invasion and culture assimilation of the Han Chinese. However, there are a lot of places, names, religions, songs, etc., that are still historic relics of the Pepo culture.
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