尋找消逝的基隆：臺灣北部和平島的考古新發現

尋找消逝的基隆
臺灣北部和平島的考古新發現
Recovering the Past of Jilong
New archaeological findings from Heping Island of northern Taiwan

José Eugenio Borao Mateo & Hsiao-chun Hung, Editors

基隆或許曾經被視為一座沒有歷史的歷史古城。這座城市發生過許多臺灣歷史上的重大事件，但相關記載很貧乏，若在基隆市內四處漫步，也難以感受到這些歷史。本書試圖要填補這樣的空白，我們要告訴基隆人，拜和平島的考古挖掘成果之賜，基隆的歷史可被追溯到三千年以前，亦即新石器時代。
本書呈現了由中央研究院的考古學者臧振華主持的國際考古團隊為期多年的工作成果。第一部分呈現的是日本學者於1936和1944年的挖掘成果，第二部分是國際考古團隊於2011與2012年的挖掘報告，第三部分則呈現這兩年間出土的100件文物。這批文物曾於2014年間，陸續在基隆市內的三處展場展出。
另一方面，由於過去一百年間，基隆有大量的紀念性建築遺產被摧毀，而殘留的遺產未必逃得過相同命運的威脅，因此本書以教育方式來設計，試圖藉此喚醒基隆人了解自身過去的必要性。首先，將這100件文物與臺灣其他博物館裡類似的文物做比較。其次，找出在基隆曾寫下歷史的地標位置，以供這座城市未來發展之用。

Jilong can be considered as a kind of historical city without history. Many important events of the history of Taiwan happened here, but they are poorly recorded and difficult to experience in a walk around the city. The present book tries to fill this gap by telling Jilong people that, thanks to archaeological excavations in Heping Island, its city can be traced back more than 3,000 years that is to say to the Neolithic times.
This book represents several years of work of an international team, directed by Academia Sinica archaeologist Tsang Cheng-hwa. The first part presents the Japanese excavations done in 1936 and 1944. The second part includes reports of the recent excavations during 2011 and 2012. Finally, 100 items, unearthed during these two years, are presented in detail. Those items are the same as exhibited in three different cultural venues of Jilong during the year 2014.
On the other hand, considering that a great deal of monumental heritage of Jilong has been destroyed in the last 100 years and that the remaining one does not necessarily escape the threat of the same fate, this book was designed in an educational way. It tries to contribute a little to the endeavor of awakening Jilong people to the need of understanding their past by, first, comparing these 100 items with similar objects from other Taiwan museums, and, secondly, by helping to locate and appreciate the landmarks where Jilong history has flown, in order to better project the city into the future.