The story of the National Museum of Prehistory (國立臺灣史前文化博物館) began in 1980 during the construction of the South-Link Line, when prehistoric remains were uncovered on the Peinan Burial Site (卑南遺址). Thus began 10 years of excavation that uncovered over 1,500 burials and tens of thousands of artifacts. An outdoor museum was approved in 1990, and the museum was officially open for business in 2002. The three permanent exhibitions at the museum are: Natural History of Taiwan, Prehistory of Taiwan, and Indigenous Peoples of Taiwan.