PHILIPPINE ARTIFACTS

One of the jars discovered in a cave believed to be a burial site. It represents the belief of early Filipinos in life after death. It can be seen printed on the old 1,000 Philippine peso bill.

• Chinaware

• Manunggul jar

• Maitum Anthropomorphic Potteries

• Butuan Palaeograph

These are secondary burial jars from Pinol, Maitum, Saranggani Province in Mindanao, and its existence dates back to the Metal Age.

• Maitum potteries

• Saranggani burial potteries

• Maitum Anthropomorphic Potteries

• Manunggul jar

Refers to things created by people for practical purposes. This can be a weapon, an ornament, or a tool of historical or cultural significance.

• Relics

• Ancestral

• History

• Artifacts

These are 127 images carved into a wall of rock, estimated to date back to 3,000 BC. They are located along the boundaries of Angono and Binangonan, Rizal.

• Angono Petroglyphs

• Angono carvings

• Rizal wall carvings

• Binangonan Petroglyphs

It is the oldest written document found in the Philippines, which according to the inscription on it was from the Saka Era 822 (April 21, 900 CE)

• Butuan Ivory Seal

• Angono Petroglyphs

• Maitum Anthropomorphic Potteries

• Laguna Copperplate Inscription

This neolithic shell mound site located along the banks of the Cagayan River dated ca. 100 AD.

• Cagayan Shell Artifacts

• Butuan Ivory Seal

• Lal'lo Shell Middens

• Balangay

This is considered a national cultural treasure that dates back to the 14th and 16th centuries. It is considered to be the first pre-Spanish colonization artifact. Traces of indigenous writing can be seen around the mouth of the pot.

• Butuan Ivory Seal

• Calatagan pot

• Manunggul jar

• Maitum Anthropomorphic Potteries

Also known as the "Butuan Silver Strip", this piece of metal with inscriptions was found in Butuan province. The inscriptions found in it were found to be similar to a Javanese script that existed from the 12th to the 13th century.

• Butuan Palaeograph

• Balangay

• Butuan Ivory Seal

• Lal'lo Shell Middens

Also known as "Butuan boats", these are the first wooden watercrafts which have been excavated in Southeast Asia. Nine of these have been recorded to exist and three have been excavated dating back to 320 AD, 990 AD, and 1250 AD.

• Butuan bangka

• Butuan Ivory Seal

• Balangay

• Lal'lo Shell Middens

This is an ivory stamp seal that was found in Libertad, Butuan City, Agusan del Norte, in the 9th to 12th century.

• Agusan Seal

• Butuan Ivory Seal

• Balangay

• Artifacts