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Significance of the Manunggul Jar

The document discusses the Manunggul Jar and the Laguna Copperplate Inscription, two important archaeological discoveries in the Philippines. The Manunggul Jar, found in 1962, is a burial jar decorated with designs that provide insights about the early civilization's maritime culture and religious beliefs. It shows connections to other Southeast Asian cultures. The Laguna Copperplate Inscription, discovered in 1989, is an ancient text engraved on copper that changed understandings of Philippine history by proving an advanced civilization existed before Spanish colonization. It includes a date in an old calendar system. Both artifacts are significant to understanding the history and culture of early Philippine societies.

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Significance of the Manunggul Jar

The document discusses the Manunggul Jar and the Laguna Copperplate Inscription, two important archaeological discoveries in the Philippines. The Manunggul Jar, found in 1962, is a burial jar decorated with designs that provide insights about the early civilization's maritime culture and religious beliefs. It shows connections to other Southeast Asian cultures. The Laguna Copperplate Inscription, discovered in 1989, is an ancient text engraved on copper that changed understandings of Philippine history by proving an advanced civilization existed before Spanish colonization. It includes a date in an old calendar system. Both artifacts are significant to understanding the history and culture of early Philippine societies.

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TOPIC 3 : THE MANUNGGUL

JAR
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
 Identify the parts of the Manunggul Jar.
 Interpret the significance and symbolisms of the
design of the jar.
 Relate the design of the jar with the cultural
practices of the early civilization.
 Illustrate the significance of the discovery of the
jar to the history of the Philippines.
• The Manunggul Jar is a
secondary burial jar
excavated from a Neolithic
burial site in Manunggul
cave of Tabon Caves at
Lipuun Point at Palawan
dating from 890–710 B.C.
DISCOVERY OF THE JAR

• The Manunggul Jar was


found by Dr. Robert B. Fox
and Miguel Antonio in
1962. It was found
alongside the discovery of
the remains of Tabon Man.
FIRST EXCAVATION AND RESPONSE TO
DISCOVERY
• the first ever excavation
that gave way to the
discovery of this burial jar
is on the year 1964 by Dr.
Robert Fox.
DESIGN OF THE JAR
• The Manunggul Jar shows that the
Filipinos' maritime culture is paramount
that it reflected its ancestors' religious
beliefs.
DESIGN OF THE JAR
• The upper part of the Manunggul jar, as
well as the cover, is carved with
curvilinear scroll designs which are
painted with hematite.
DESIGN OF THE JAR
• Manunggul Jar features three faces - the
soul, the boatman, and the boat itself.
DESIGN OF THE JAR
• The Manunggul Jar tells us of our
connections with our Southeast Asian
neighbors. The design is a proof of our
common heritage from our
Austronesian-speaking ancestors
despite the diversity of the cultures of
the Philippine peoples.
DESIGN OF THE JAR
• The Manunggul Jar tells us of how
important the waters were to our
ancestors. Before the internet, the
telephone, the telegram, and the plane,
the seas and the rivers were their
conduit of trade, information and
communication.
DESIGN OF THE JAR
• The Manunggul Jar shows that our
maritime culture is so paramount to us
that it reflected our ancestor’s religious
beliefs.
DESIGN OF THE JAR
• The Manunggul Jar shows that our
maritime culture is so paramount to us
that it reflected our ancestor’s religious
beliefs.
TOPIC 4 : LAGUNA
COPPERPLATE
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
 Restate the English translation of the inscription
in the copperplate.
 Explain the relevance of the discovery of the
copperplate to Philippine historiography.
 Justify the existence of advanced Philippine
civilization prior to the arrival of the Spaniards.
THE LAGUNA COPPERPLATE INSCRIPTION: AN
ANCIENT TEXT THAT CHANGED THE
PERCEPTION OF THE HISTORY OF THE
PHILIPPINES
POLITICAL ENTITIES
IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
IN 10TH CENTURY
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE LAGUNA
COPPERPLATE

a. Chief Lapu-Lapu - Warrior and Hero of the


Philippines
b. The Unique Hanging Coffins of Sagada, Philippines
c. Fire Mummies – The Smoked Human Remains of
Kabayan Caves
AN INCOMPLETE ARTIFACT – ANTOON POSTMA
– DUTCH ANTROPOLOGIST
• “Moreover, certain persons, after viewing a photo of
the LCI (Laguna Copperplate Inscription), alleged,
without being asked, that they had seen a similar piece
of copperplate with inscriptions around the same time
(1987). Its importance, however, was not realized then,
and the possible second page of the LCI might have
ended up in a local junk yard and been irretrievably lost
to posterity.”
ORIGINS OF THE INSCRIPTION ON THE LAGUNA
COPPERPLATE
THE INSCRIPTION
•

• “ Hail! In the Saka-year 822:


the month of March-April;
according to the
astronomer: the fourth day
of the dark half of the
moon; on Monday.”
- END -
THANK YOU !

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