In particular, the discovery of the site, largest of its kind ever found in Taiwan, may throw some light on the relationship between the early inhabitants of the island and their contemporaries in the Asia-Pacific region.
早在日本佔據台灣時期，就有日籍考古學家在卑南文化遺址發現大型石器，經過大規模的挖掘，卻沒有其他重要發現。