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Henry Otley Beyer (July 13, 1883 – December 31, 1966) was an American anthropologist, who spent most of his adult life in the Philippines teaching Philippine indigenous culture. A.V.H. Hartendorp called Beyer the "Dean of Philippine ethnology, archaeology, and prehistory".
Since H. Otley Beyer first proposed his wave migration theory, numerous scholars have approached the question of how, when and why humans first came to the Philippines. The current scientific consensus favors the "Out of Taiwan" model, which broadly match linguistic, genetic, archaeological, and cultural evidence.
Beyer's theory showed the first wave as the negritos (25,000–30,000 YBP), the second wave as the Indonesians (5,000–6,000 YBP), and the third wave as the Malayas (2,500 YBP). Beyer conducted archaeological surveys in Luzon , Palawan , and the Visayan Islands and suggested that terraces were constructed as early as 2000 years ago.
A crude Buddhist medallion and a copper statue of a Hindu Deity, Ganesha, was found by American anthropologist Henry Otley Beyer in 1921 in an ancient site in Puerto Princesa, Palawan and in Mactan, Cebu. [1] The crudeness of the artifacts indicates they are of local reproduction. Unfortunately, these icons were destroyed during World War II ...
Henry Otley Beyer had studied the shores of Laguna de Bay, particularly near the northern regions of Rizal and Manila. In his Outline Review of Philippine Archaeology by Islands and Provinces, he also made mention of the archeological potential of the eastern shores of the lake in which Pila lies. [1]
Henry Otley Beyer thought that the Ifugaos originated from southern China 2,000 years ago and migrated to Lingayen Gulf and the west coast of northern Luzon, upon which they migrated to the Agno and Kayapa river valleys and into the Ifugao valleys. [3]
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In 1921, Henry Otley Beyer found a crude Buddhist medallion and a copper statue of a Hindu deity, Ganesha, in ancient sites in Puerto Princesa, Palawan and in Mactan, Cebu. [28] The crudeness of the artifacts indicates they were of local reproduction. The icons were destroyed during World War II.