New Project Coordinator

We are proud to welcome Jiun-Yu Liu to the ATAYAL Team, where he will be a Project Coordinator for the Indigenous Bridges programs. Mr. Liu will work with the ATAYAL organization and its partners in Washington State to facilitate projects that include Taiwanese indigenous tribes and the Native American tribes. He was introduced to the Tribal Canoe Journeys in July 2019, while the ATAYAL organization was participating. As a member of ATAYAL, he wishes to act as a bridge to work for Taiwan Indigenous Tribal groups, by connecting the culture of modern Indigenous and archaeological interpretation, to promote Taiwan Indigenous Cultures.

Jiun-Yu Liu is a PhD candidate in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Washington. Trained as a field archaeologist in Taiwan, Jiun-Yu has participated in multiple archaeological projects, ranging from field survey, academic and CRM excavation to indoor artifact analysis. Most projects are conducted in Taiwan, but he also has overseas research experiences in Vietnam, the Philippines, and Indonesia. By using geophysical and geochemical analyses on ceramic and iron slag, his dissertation project aims to decipher the mechanism of iron metallurgy emergence in Taiwan approximately 1800 years ago.

He also worked as a curatorial assistant in the Archaeology Department at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture. He has been an archaeologist who cares about cultural resources and heritage, he contributes his effort to public archaeology, and one of his works is the exhibition in the Taipei MRT Beimen station.