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  2. Philippine ceramics - Wikipedia

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    Based from these three uses that Rice gave, Skibo further characterized the usage of ceramic vessels by dividing the tool's function into two, (1) intended use and (2) actual use. Intended use, as the name implies, is how the tool's supposed to be used. This is the basis of the manufacture of the ceramic vessel since the form follows the function.

  3. Earthenware ceramics in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Earthenware vessels in the Philippines were formed by two main techniques: paddle and anvil, and coiling and scraping. [2] Although a level of highly skilled craftsmanship is present in the Philippines, no evidence of kilns are found, primarily because the type of clay to be found in the archipelago can only withstand relatively low temperatures of firing.

  4. Velarde map - Wikipedia

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    The Philippines believes that the label Panacot on the map refers to the Scarborough Shoal, and it is the first map with label Panacot on it. [ 20 ] [ 21 ] Professor Li Xiaocong of China pointed out that the label Panacot in the 1734 map was not Scarborough Shoal, and the three groups of islands, Galit, Panacot and Lumbay also appeared in the ...

  5. Maitum anthropomorphic pottery - Wikipedia

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    Detail on a jar cover molded into a human head. Even though the burial jars are similar to that of the pottery found in Kulaman Plateau, Southern Mindanao and many more excavation sites here in the Philippines, what makes the Maitum jars uniquely different is how the anthropomorphic features depict “specific dead persons whose remains they guard”.

  6. Tradeware ceramics in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The primary types of Chinese blue-and-white porcelain found in the Philippines are Jingdezhen and Zhangzhou ware. [2] These porcelain are classified from type I-V. [2] The case studies of burials and ritual in relation to Philippine tradeware ceramics illustrate the sociopolitical importance of these vessels.

  7. Arrest after 'terrifying' knifepoint robbery - AOL

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    Shop staff were robbed at knifepoint during a "terrifying incident" that resulted in £80 being stolen, police have said. A man in his 20s has been arrested on suspicion of robbery in connection ...

  8. Philippines and China swap allegations after vessel ... - AOL

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    A Chinese coast guard vessel, right, fires a powerful water cannon on a Philippine bureau of fisheries vessel near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea Wednesday (NTF-WPS)

  9. Nigeria charges 76, including minors, with treason after ...

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    Nigeria charged 76 people, including 30 minors, with treason and inciting a military coup after they took part in deadly August protests against economic hardship, court documents showed on Friday.