Fengpitou Archeology Education Center: A Journey through Millennia of Culture

　What were the lives of people in Kaohsiung like 5,000 years ago? If you've ever wondered about prehistoric Kaohsiung, a visit to Fengpitou Archeology Education Center（鳳鼻頭考古教育館）might answer your questions. Nestled at the foot of Fengpitou Archaeological Site（鳳鼻頭遺址）, the center's simple and bright design was achieved using freight containers. It serves as both a preservation hub for Fengpitou's cultural heritage and an educational center for archaeological knowledge.

　Fengpitou Archaeological Site, located at the southern end of the Fongshan Hills, is composed of uplifted coral limestone. It was discovered in the 1940s by a Japanese researcher, Sueo Kaneko（金子壽衛男）, and initially named Jhongkengmen Shell Midden（中坑門貝塚）. Toward the end of World War II, Kiyotari Tsuboi（坪井清足） — a Japanese archaeologist then serving in his country's military — uncovered cultural strata at the site while digging trenches.

　Research continued after the war, and in 1952 the site was officially named Fengpitou. According to an archaeology supervisor from the Cultural Heritage Center of the Bureau of Cultural Affairs（文化局文化資產中心）, it was the first archaeological site in Taiwan to receive international recognition. The site was designated a national monument in 2000 and a national heritage site in 2006.

　Fengpitou Archeology Education Center not only meticulously preserves this historical treasure but also brings history into the present through diverse educational programs, workshops, and guided tours of the site. These activities allow visitors to uncover the mysteries of prehistoric times and to learn essential archaeological principles, integrating history into everyday life.

史前高雄 千年文化的探險之旅
文/Winnie 

「5千年前，高雄人如何生活？」你是否也對史前高雄充滿想像？位於鳳鼻頭遺址山腳下的鳳鼻頭考古教育館，外觀採用輕巧的貨櫃設計，內部簡約明亮，是鳳鼻頭遺址文化保存與考古知識的傳播基地。
鳳鼻頭遺址位於鳳山丘陵南端，屬於隆起的珊瑚礁石灰岩地質。最早為1940年代日本人金子壽衛男發現，但當時稱為「中坑門貝塚」，直至第二次世界大戰末期，服役中的日本考古學家坪井清足在挖掘戰壕之際，發現部分遺址文化層，戰後便展開研究，於1952年首度以「鳳鼻頭」為名發表，文化局文化資產中心考古監管員說：「這裡是臺灣第一個登上國際的遺址。」後經2000年公告為國定古蹟，2006年重新指定為國定遺址。

一座遺址見證了時光的流轉，鳳鼻頭考古教育館不僅細心將其保存，並透過多元豐富的教育課程、工作坊以及走讀遊程等活動，幫助發現史前奧秘及學習正確考古觀念，讓歷史走入生活。

鳳鼻頭考古教育館
高雄市林園區大安路與大安十街交叉口
（07）645-1327