| Abstract: |
In Taiwan, nephrite tools and ornaments have been identified from more than one hundred archaeological sites dated from 5,000 to 2,000 years ago. Sourcing studies indicate that most of the raw materials were collected from the Fengtian source region, located inland from Hualian in eastern Taiwan. Recently, some green nephrite ornaments excavated from the Batanes Islands, northern Luzon and Palawan in the Philippines, and from Sarawak in East Malaysia, have been recognized as extremely similar to those discovered in Taiwan. The similarities include the technology of manufacture, artifact style, and the mineralogy of the raw materials.
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