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Piloncitos – the earliest form of precious metal based currency of the Philippines. [38] It is likely made of pure gold with a weight ranging between .5 grams to more or less than 3 grams a size of a corn kernel—and weigh from 0.09 to 2.65 grams of fine gold.
Excavation may be classified by type of material: [1]: 13.1 Topsoil excavation; Earth excavation; Rock excavation; Muck excavation – this usually contains excess water and unsuitable soil; Unclassified excavation – this is any combination of material types; Excavation may be classified by the purpose: [1]: 13.1, 13.2
The Rizal Archaeological Site pushed back the first known human activity in the Philippines 10 times earlier. Prior to the excavation, the oldest fossil discovered in the country was the foot bone found in 2010 in Callao Cave, Cagayan Valley. The bone was dated at least 67,000 years old. [3]
The Pinagbayanan Excavation is an archaeological site excavated by the University of the Philippines - Archaeological Studies Program (UP-ASP) in San Juan, Batangas.The site was worked on numerous times through the years 2008 to 2012, during which the remains of an old church, two stone houses, and a number of stone features indicating the previous location of a town during the Spanish ...
It was only in 1990 that a full archaeological survey was made by the National Museum of the Philippines and it was only in 1998 that the first test excavation was started. In 1999, a full excavation by archaeologists Solheim, De La Torre, and Bautista. Since then, multiple excavations have been made, with one of the most recent ones being in 2012.
The Tabon Caves is a cave system located in Lipuun Point, Panitian, Quezon, Palawan in the Philippines.Dubbed as the country's "cradle of civilization", [1] [permanent dead link ] it is a site of archaeological importance due to the number of jar burials and prehistoric human remains found starting from the 1960s, most notably the Tabon Man. [2]
The National Heritage act is a Republic Act which created the Philippine Registry of Cultural Property and gave ultimate power to the National Museum of the Philippines. The Local Government Code is a Republic Act which required the national government to collaborate with local governing bodies when preparing to damage land.
The Huluga Caves are located inside the Huluga archaeological complex in Cagayan de Oro, Philippines. They are on the brow of a limestone cliff on the eastern side of Cagayan de Oro River . [ 1 ] The cave complex was discovered by a resident who then notified the Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan .