Archaeologists start ‘salvaging’ Daanbantayan dig site for more relics

via SunStar, 01 March 2023: Archaeologists are excavating a site in Daanbantayan, Cebu where they found pre-colonial artifacts such as pottery and gold ornaments. They hope to learn more about the history and culture of the area before it is developed into a park.

A TEAM of archaeologists have started conducting salvage or rescue archaeology in a government recreation site in Daanbantayan town, northern Cebu to determine if more artifacts would be found there.

Dr. Jose Eleazar “Jobers” Bersales and his team began their work on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, after securing a clearance from Daanbantayan Mayor Sun Shimura to do additional research and digging to determine if more artifacts were still hidden outside the Lamberto R. Te Cultural Center in Barangay Poblacion.

Bersales told SunStar Cebu on Wednesday, March 1, that they are expected to finish their work within five days after Feb. 28.

“We will sieve or screen all the soil that has been removed already in order to collect, bag and catalog all the artifacts and biological materials (shells, human bones, animal bones, etc.). At the same time we will excavate the remaining portion where the drainage is being planned in order to see if there are still human remains and cultural materials in the soil matrix,” Bersales added.

Source: Archaeologists start ‘salvaging’ Daanbantayan dig site for more relics – SUNSTAR