Then he went on to perform research in an area that spanned the Choshui and Tatu river valleys. It was a huge undertaking that involved both archeology and geology.
其後又進行涵蓋濁水溪與大肚溪流域的「濁大研究」，是一項大規模的整合型計畫，也從中培養出不少台灣的新生代人類學者。