House construction yields archaeological artifacts

via Daily Tribune, 13 May 2024: During house construction in Guiuan, Eastern Samar, various archaeological artifacts including a burial jar with human bones, believed to be from a child, and Song era items like a Celadon jarlet and gold slit hoops were discovered. These significant finds, which date back before 1200, have been systematically documented and are now housed in the Guiuan Museum, with plans for further investigation by national cultural agencies.

A secondary burial jar containing human bones believed to be that of a child, a 7.36cm Celadon jarlet (stamped at the base), and two gold slit hoops were excavated in Barangay 12 (Butak) during a construction in the property of Maria Victoria Rama Cablao on Thursday, 9 May.

Guiuan municipal administrator Kinna Kwan, who previously worked at the National Historical Commission, led the documentation of the artifacts.

“These are physical evidences of our precolonial history,” Kwan said.

History professor Rolando Borrinaga said these latest archaeological finds in Guiuan are Song era artifacts that can be dated back before 1200.

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