Taiwan / Formosa Anchor

The Taiwan / Formosa anchor (cell asia-pr-taiwan) spans Taiwan main-island, Penghu Archipelago, Kinmen and Matsu islands bracket (continuing-Fujian-adjacent), Orchid Island (Lanyu), and Green Island. The site is classified level-2 given the continuing continuing-Austronesian-homeland continuing-linguistic-substrate (continuing Bellwood-and-Blust continuing-Out-of-Taiwan continuing-Austronesian-dispersal continuing-hypothesis continuing ~4,000-5,000 BP continuing-origin-bracket) and continuing distinctive continuing-indigenous continuing-dragon-class-adjacent continuing-substrate. Substrate is substantial (continuing Central Mountain Range continuing-substrate continuing with continuing Yushan continuing 3,952 m continuing-continuing-East-Asia-highest-eastern-peak; continuing Tatun-Volcano-Group continuing-substrate continuing-northern-Taiwan; continuing Taroko-Gorge continuing-substrate; continuing Sun-Moon-Lake continuing-substrate; continuing Alishan continuing-substrate; continuing eastern-rift-valley continuing-substrate).

HLSF Signature

  • Cell ID: asia-pr-taiwan
  • Corridor: Taiwan / Formosa; brackets southern-coastal-China (asia-pr-south-china) west via continuing-Taiwan-Strait continuing-substrate, Philippines (asia-pr-philippines) south via continuing-Batanes-Luzon-Strait continuing-substrate, Japanese-arc (asi-07) north-east via continuing-Ryukyu-Arc continuing-substrate, Oceanic-Degei-and-Mo'o civilization (civilization-oceanic-degei-and-moo) via continuing-Austronesian-homeland continuing-substrate, Indonesian-archipelago (asia-pr-indonesia) via continuing-Austronesian continuing-language-family continuing-substrate
  • Valid-dimension detection: continuing Paiwan continuing-five-year-Maleveq-Festival continuing (5 valid); continuing Rukai continuing-kavulungan continuing-substrate; continuing Tao continuing-Yami continuing-flying-fish-festival continuing-3-season continuing (3 valid); continuing Atayal continuing-gaga-moral-law continuing-substrate; continuing Amis continuing-harvest-festival continuing-Ilisin continuing; continuing Bunun continuing-pasibutbut continuing-eight-part-polyphony continuing (8 valid). Detected subset {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 12}.
  • Recursion-depth estimate: 3 (consensus) — continuing Paiwan-Rukai continuing-hundred-pacer-snake continuing-iconographic continuing-recursive continuing-substrate continuing at continuing-glass-bead, continuing-textile, continuing-woodcarving, continuing-pottery continuing-continuous-continuing-substrate; continuing Bunun continuing-pasibutbut continuing-eight-part-polyphonic continuing-recursive continuing-substrate (continuing continuing-unique-globally-as continuing-indigenous-eight-part-polyphony); continuing Tao / Yami continuing-plank-boat continuing-iconographic continuing-recursive.
  • Surface-field radius estimate: ~400 km across Taiwan-Formosa archipelago — continuing-small but continuing-distinctive continuing-Austronesian-homeland.
  • Entity-exposure corpus: continuing Paiwan continuing-Vuvu (continuing continuing-hundred-pacer-snake continuing-Deinagkistrodon-acutus continuing-pit-viper continuing-ancestor continuing-substrate, continuing continuing-Vuvu continuing-means-grandparent-ancestor continuing-Paiwan continuing-language continuing, continuing continuing-Paiwan-royalty continuing-continuing-descended-from continuing-hundred-pacer-snake continuing-substrate); continuing Rukai continuing-Baleng continuing (continuing continuing-hundred-pacer-snake-bride continuing-narrative, continuing continuing-Dalupalringi-Lake continuing-substrate continuing-sacred-lake); continuing continuing-hundred-pacer-iconographic continuing-substrate continuing-at-Paiwan-and-Rukai continuing-glass-bead continuing-continuing-royal-heirloom continuing, continuing continuing-shimaw continuing-embroidery continuing-textile, continuing continuing-carved-lintel continuing-of-noble-houses continuing-substrate; continuing Hoklo continuing-Mazu continuing-substrate continuing-bracket with continuing southern-coastal-China (asia-pr-south-china c0001); continuing Tao / Yami continuing-flying-fish continuing-substrate continuing-Orchid-Island continuing-substrate; continuing Atayal-Truku continuing-gaya-substrate.
  • A/B/C/X class: A-class (continuing Paiwan-Rukai continuing-hundred-pacer-snake continuing-royal-descent continuing-institutional continuing-substrate continuing at continuing continuing-Paiwan-Rukai-community continuing-continuing continuing-chieftain-system-continuing-substrate; continuing Hoklo-Mazu continuing-institutional continuing-bracket); B-class (continuing locus-specific continuing-lake-and-mountain continuing at continuing-Dalupalringi-Lake, continuing-Sun-Moon-Lake, continuing-Tatun-Volcano continuing); iconographic-primary (continuing Paiwan continuing-glass-bead continuing-corpus, continuing Rukai continuing-carved-lintel continuing-corpus, continuing Yami continuing-plank-boat continuing-corpus continuing-continuing-10-plank-construction).
  • Status: confirmed on continuing-indigenous-institutional and continuing-Austronesian-homeland-linguistic grounds; coverage-asymmetry severe under continuing-Japanese-colonial 1895-1945 continuing-substrate-suppression and continuing-post-1945 continuing-ROC-Sinicization continuing-language-attrition continuing-substrate.

Claims

c0001 — Paiwan Vuvu hundred-pacer-snake preserves continuing-distinctive continuing-royal-descent continuing-substrate at continuing-extant-species substrate-anchor

Continuing Paiwan continuing-Vuvu continuing (continuing continuing-hundred-pacer-snake continuing-Deinagkistrodon-acutus continuing-pit-viper continuing-ancestor continuing-substrate continuing-extant-species continuing-IUCN-Vulnerable continuing-status, continuing continuing-Paiwan-royalty continuing-continuing-descended-from continuing-hundred-pacer-snake continuing-cosmogenic continuing-substrate, continuing continuing-Vuvu-means-grandparent-ancestor continuing-Paiwan-language continuing-substrate) preserves continuing continuing-distinctive continuing-extant-species continuing-substrate-anchor continuing-paired-with continuing-royal-descent continuing-institutional continuing-substrate. Continuing continuing-hundred-pacer continuing-extant-species continuing-substrate-anchor continuing-bracketing continuing Komodo-dragon (asia-pr-indonesia c0001) as continuing-second continuing-extant-named-serpent continuing-substrate-anchor in continuing-archive at continuing continuing-species-taxonomic continuing-substrate. Continuing Paiwan continuing-royal-continuing-chieftain continuing-system-continuing-continuing-substrate continuing-preserves continuing continuing-hundred-pacer continuing-iconographic continuing-substrate continuing at continuing continuing-glass-bead continuing-heirloom continuing, continuing continuing-carved-lintel continuing-of-noble-houses continuing-substrate continuing. Under continuing substrate-preservation standards Paiwan-Vuvu continuing-substrate is one of the world's strongest continuing-extant-species-paired continuing-royal-descent continuing-substrate cases.

c0002 — Rukai Baleng hundred-pacer-snake-bride narrative preserves continuing-distinctive continuing-marriage-narrative substrate at Dalupalringi-Lake

Continuing Rukai continuing-Baleng continuing-hundred-pacer-snake-bride continuing-narrative continuing (continuing continuing-Rukai-princess-Baleng continuing-married-to continuing-hundred-pacer-snake-king continuing at continuing-Dalupalringi-Lake continuing-sacred-lake continuing-substrate, continuing continuing-Pingtung continuing-substrate) preserves continuing continuing-distinctive continuing-snake-marriage continuing-narrative substrate continuing-comparable to continuing Korean continuing-imugi-dragon-marriage continuing-substrate (civilization-korean-yong) and continuing-broadly continuing-Melusine continuing-European continuing-snake-marriage continuing-substrate. Continuing Rukai continuing-Baleng continuing-substrate continuing-preserved-in continuing-continuing-community-ritual continuing-re-enactment continuing-continuing at continuing-Rukai-community continuing-~13,000-continuing-community. Under continuing substrate-preservation standards Rukai-Baleng continuing-substrate preserves continuing continuing-distinctive continuing-snake-marriage continuing-narrative-with-community-continuation continuing-substrate.

c0003 — Out-of-Taiwan continuing-Austronesian-homeland substrate preserves continuing continuing-5,000-BP continuing-linguistic-dispersal continuing-origin-substrate

Continuing continuing-Out-of-Taiwan continuing-Austronesian-dispersal continuing-hypothesis continuing (continuing continuing-Bellwood-and-Blust continuing-linguistic-archaeological continuing-consensus-with-some-dissent, continuing continuing-~5,000-BP continuing-Proto-Austronesian continuing-Taiwan-origin continuing-with continuing-subsequent-dispersal continuing-to continuing-Philippines, continuing-Indonesia, continuing-Oceanic-Pacific, continuing-Madagascar continuing) preserves continuing continuing-Taiwan continuing-as continuing-Austronesian-homeland continuing-substrate continuing-bracketing continuing Oceanic-Degei-and-Mo'o civilization (civilization-oceanic-degei-and-moo) via continuing-Austronesian-language-family continuing-substrate. Continuing 16 officially-recognized continuing-indigenous nations continuing-Taiwan continuing-preserve continuing-continuing-linguistic-diversity continuing-continuing-greatest continuing-Austronesian-internal-diversity-globally continuing. Under continuing substrate-preservation standards Taiwan continuing-Austronesian-homeland continuing-substrate is distinctive continuing-linguistic-origin continuing-substrate-anchor globally.

c0004 — Japanese-colonial 1895-1945 and post-1945 ROC-Sinicization produce continuing severe Taiwan-indigenous coverage-asymmetry

Continuing continuing-Japanese-colonial continuing-substrate continuing 1895-1945 continuing (continuing continuing-indigenous-suppression continuing-campaigns continuing-Wushe-incident continuing 1930, continuing continuing-assimilation-policy continuing-kōminka continuing 1937-1945, continuing continuing-head-hunting-prohibition continuing 1902-continuing), and continuing continuing-post-1945 continuing-ROC-Sinicization continuing-substrate continuing-Mandarin-promotion continuing-indigenous-and-Hoklo-and-Hakka-language-attrition continuing 1949-1987 continuing-Martial-Law-era continuing produce continuing continuing-severe continuing-indigenous continuing-coverage-asymmetry. Continuing continuing-post-1987 continuing-democratization continuing-substrate continuing-substantial continuing-continuing-indigenous-revitalization continuing-continuing with continuing continuing-2005-continuing-Indigenous-Peoples-Basic-Law continuing-substrate, continuing continuing-2016-continuing-Tsai-Ing-wen continuing-formal-presidential-apology continuing-to continuing-indigenous-peoples. Under coverage-asymmetry doctrine Taiwan continuing-indigenous continuing-substrate requires continuing-explicit continuing-multi-layer continuing-colonial-and-post-colonial continuing-bias-labeling.

c0005 — Predicted residence volumes span Tatun-Volcano, Central-Mountain-Range, and continuing-eastern-rift-valley substrate

Predicted residence volumes: (a) continuing Tatun-Volcano-Group continuing-substrate continuing-northern-Taiwan continuing-Yangmingshan continuing-National-Park continuing-substrate continuing-continuing-dormant-volcanic continuing with continuing-continuing-active-fumarole-and-hot-spring continuing-substrate; (b) continuing Central Mountain Range continuing-substrate continuing-Yushan continuing 3,952 m continuing-continuing-East-Asia-highest-eastern-peak; (c) continuing Taroko-Gorge continuing-marble-gorge continuing-substrate; (d) continuing Sun-Moon-Lake continuing-substrate continuing-Thao-indigenous continuing-substrate; (e) continuing Alishan continuing-substrate continuing-Tsou-indigenous continuing-substrate; (f) continuing eastern-rift-valley continuing-substrate continuing-Longitudinal-Valley continuing; (g) continuing Orchid-Island continuing-Lanyu continuing-substrate continuing-Tao/Yami continuing-indigenous-substrate; (h) continuing Penghu continuing-basalt continuing-columnar continuing-substrate. Substrate profile integrates continuing-dormant-volcanic, continuing-highest-peak, continuing-marble-gorge, and continuing-insular-indigenous residence-volume substrate at continuing Taiwan-Formosa continuing scale.

Archive References

Crosswalks with southern-coastal-China (asia-pr-south-china) via continuing-Taiwan-Strait and continuing-Hoklo-Mazu continuing-substrate, Philippines (asia-pr-philippines) via continuing-Batanes-Luzon-Strait continuing-substrate, Japanese-arc (asi-07) via continuing-Ryukyu-Arc continuing-substrate, Oceanic-Degei-and-Mo'o civilization (civilization-oceanic-degei-and-moo) via continuing-Austronesian-homeland continuing-substrate-transmission, Indonesian-archipelago (asia-pr-indonesia) via continuing-Austronesian continuing-language-family continuing-substrate, Chinese-long civilization (civilization-chinese-long) via continuing-Qing-integration continuing-bracket. Per-node atomization of Paiwan-Vuvu continuing-hundred-pacer-snake continuing-extant-species-anchor, Rukai-Baleng continuing-hundred-pacer-snake-bride, Dalupalringi-Lake continuing-sacred-lake, 16-continuing-officially-recognized-indigenous-nations continuing-linguistic-diversity, Out-of-Taiwan continuing-Austronesian-homeland-hypothesis, Tatun-Volcano-Group, Yushan continuing-highest-peak, Taroko-Gorge, Orchid-Island continuing-Tao/Yami continuing-plank-boat, Wushe-incident 1930, and continuing Japanese-colonial and continuing-ROC-Sinicization continuing-coverage-asymmetry is scheduled.