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The Fire Mummies of the Philippines, also known as the Kabayan Mummies, Benguet Mummies, or Ibaloi Mummies, are a group of mummies found along the mountain slopes of Kabayan, Benguet, a town in northern Philippines. They were made from as early as 2000 BCE. Today, they remain in natural caves and a museum in Kabayan.
The mummy was displayed as an exhibit in the Manila circus before being purchased by an antique collector. [13] The mummy was donated to the National Museum in 1984. The National Museum agreed to return the mummy to Nabalicong Village in 1999 under the condition that Benguet officials take steps to protect Apo Annu from potential theft. [4]
Kabayan, officially the Municipality of Kabayan (Ilocano: Ili ti Kabayan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Kabayan), is a municipality in the province of Benguet, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 15,806 people. [3] Kabayan is the site of centuries-old Ibaloi mummies buried inside caves scattered around its villages. [5]
The Kabayan Mummies of Benguet also known as the Kabayan Mummies, Benguet Mummies, or Ibaloi Mummies, are a group of mummies found along the mountain slopes of Kabayan, a town in the northern part of the Philippines. They were made from as early as 2000 BC until the 16th century, when Spain colonized the Philippines.
The Ibaloi people of Benguet mummify their dead and house them in caverns in the mountain. The Kabayan mummy burial caves, one of the main attraction of the site, are considered Philippine national cultural treasures under Presidential Decree No. 432.
Analyzing intricate tattoos found on 1,000-year-old mummies, the team discovered puncture lines between 0.1 to 0.2 millimeters wide in patterns reminiscent of details found on Chancay pottery and ...
Underwater archaeologists dug under 20 feet of sand and rock off the coast of Sicily and found a 2,500-year-old shipwreck. Researchers date the find to either the fifth or sixth century B.C.
Kabayan Mummy Burial Caves, Benguet; Kalanay Cave and other archaeological sites at Masbate; Kulaman Plateau, Cotabato; Lapuz Lapuz Cave; Lal-lo and Gattaran Shell Middens; Lena Shoal wreck site; Limestone tombs of Kamhantik at Buenavista Protected Landscape; Maranao Settlement of Tugaya; Novaliches Site; Old Kiyyangan Village; Old Tanauan ...