Based on previous archaeological discoveries, it is likely that before 3700 years ago all of Taiwan's humans resided on the coastal plains, and only later did they begin to move into the mountains. Why did they move? "Maybe because of changes in the environment, maybe because of population increase ... we still need a lot more information," states Liu.
根據考古的發現，台灣的遠主人類在距今三千七百年前，全住在海岸平原，之後開始往山區移動，移動的原因，可能「因為生態環境的改變，或人口增多等因素，還待更多資料佐證」，他說。