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A funeral procession in the Philippines, 2009. During the Pre-Hispanic period the early Filipinos believed in a concept of life after death. [1] This belief, which stemmed from indigenous ancestral veneration and was strengthened by strong family and community relations within tribes, prompted the Filipinos to create burial customs to honor the dead through prayers and rituals.
200 man-made burial caves, 15 of which contain preserved human mummies of the Ibaloi culture known as the Kabayan Mummies: PD 260, s. 1973 [5] 1973: Burial caves Bagulin, La Union: More commonly known as the Kedlap Burial cave. Once a burial site containing wooden coffins of carabao zoomorphic designs: Proclamation no. 1683, s. 1977 [7] 1977
Majority of these man-made shrine structures (along with the materials assigned to shrine traditions such as statues home to anitos, statues reserved for burial practices in the future, and documents with indigenous writings and calligraphy) [15] were unfortunately destroyed [16] by the Spanish in the 16th century, while transforming the land ...
Construction workers on an island in the Philippines stumbled upon human remains from a centuries-old burial site. The workers were digging a drainage trench outside a cultural center in ...
The National Museum of the Philippines confirmed that the way the jar shards were made is new to Philippine archaeology, as no known ethnic group in the entire country is known to craft such precise pieces of burial jars. The museum confirmed that the jars may be the remnant artifacts of a lost tribe in the Philippines that may have gone ...
Burial goods found in graves from early Philippine history includes various beads earrings rings pendants, combs, strips, and other ornaments. [3]: 309 Another gold feature commonly discovered in elite burials from early historic Philippines are death mask artifacts, meant to cover either part or all of the deceased's face in the grave [18]
This site is a huge burial site where a total of 51 burials were found. Materials were same with the other sites, with the inclusion of a large amount of trade goods from china, especially porcelain. Local imitations of porcelain were also found. This site is of late 15th to early 14th century.
In the island of Negros, in the region of Tanjay, there have been earthenware pottery uncovered and of low-fired production. Lastly, in Bohol island, there is a relevant burial site in District Ubijan, Tagbilaran city where earthenware was found and has been analyzed in order to assess this island as a likely source of a center of production. [12]