Antique Burial Jar at San Fernando, Masbate
This Jar, from San Fernando, ticao island, Masbate is a pre-spanish, pre-colonial.
Huwebes, Hunyo 30, 2011
Death and Burials Traditions
Limestone Hills (Kalanay, Aroroy, Masbate)
Believed to have been inhabited by the Kalanay people. These early inhabitants practiced jar burials. Excavations yielded human bones.
Limestone Hills (Kalanay, Aroroy, Masbate)
Believed to have been inhabited by the Kalanay people. These early inhabitants practiced jar burials. Excavations yielded human bones.
JAR Burial
The early farmers made beautiful ornaments of shells. They buried their dead in burial caves and jars. Two large caves in Masbate, the Bat-ongan Cave in Mandaon and the Kalanay Cave in Aroroy, are known worldwide as burial caves.
The early farmers made beautiful ornaments of shells. They buried their dead in burial caves and jars. Two large caves in Masbate, the Bat-ongan Cave in Mandaon and the Kalanay Cave in Aroroy, are known worldwide as burial caves.
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MASBATE FAST FACTS | ||||
| LOCATION | : | Central Philippines | ||
| REGION | : | Region V - Bicol | ||
| LAND AREA | : | 404,770 Has. | ||
| MUNICIPALITY | : | 21 | ||
| BARANGAY | : | 550 | ||
| HOUSEHOLD | : | 128,860 | ||
| POPULATION | : | 653,852 (1995) Census | ||
| POPULATION GROWTH | : | 9.16% (1990-1995) | ||
| LITERACY RATE | : | 95.90% | ||
| DIALECT | : | Masbaneto, Cebuano, | ||
| Hiligaynon and Bicolano | ||||
| CLIMATE | : | Type II and III | ||
| MAJOR PRODUCTS | : | Copra, Aquamarine, | ||
| Cattle and Gold | ||||
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