The Dulan Archaeological Site is located in the village of Dulan, in the Donghe District, Taitung County, Taiwan, about one kilometer (approximately 0.62 miles) northwest of the town center. The site is one of the most significant testimonies of the so-called Megalithic Culture, dating back about 3,000 years.
Mount Dulan is located not far from the Beinan archaeological site, from which many burials point toward it, indicating the importance of the place to the ancients, who considered it sacred and the dwelling place of ancestral spirits.
Particularly relevant among the stones we are analyzing in this project is the so-called Dulan Stone, characterized by two large knobs, which can be admired on this external site and in this video.
The archaeological area covers 3,500 square meters (approximately 37,673 square feet) and preserves three large standing stones and a rock carved in the shape of a sarcophagus. The Dulan Site, together with the Qilin Site, helps to shed light on the ancient local megalithic culture, known as the Qilin Culture.