What follows are a list of, what we believe are, the better sites on the Internet concerning Philippine ancient history and archaeological events.

• A Philippine Leaf
• Filipino Names - history
• Extinction of the Filipino Script
• Brief Look at Ancient History
• Philippine Pre-History page
• Medieval times and the Philippines
• The tiger bell and the Philippines

A Philippine Leaf

It can be found at -- http://www.bibingka.com/dahon/

===>> A Philippine Leaf

There is a great reference to a document dating back to approximately 900 CE (Common Era, aka, AD). This document is known as the Laguna CopperPlate Inscription, and an image of it is on the site. It was only recently found, 1989, on the southeastern shore of Laguna de Ba'y.

It can be found at -- http://www.bibingka.com/dahon/lci/lci.htm

---> Laguna Copper Plate Inscription

Filipino Names - history

An interesting side discussion is how naming was, at one point, regulated by the government. Specifically, from 1849 - late 1880's. This law was known as The Catalogo Alfabetico de Apellidos

It lists many truly Filipino names, claiming over 2500 names.

It can be found at -- http://ww.bibingka.com/names/

===>> History of Filipino Names

Extinction of the Filipino Script

It can be found at -- http://www.webspace.com/~sushidog/extinct/extinct.html

===>> Extinction of the Philippine Script

He has a related site (Our Living Scripts) which discusses how several scripts have survived over time. It displays three example scripts. These scripts are the scripts of the Hanunóos and Buhids of Mindoro and the Tagbanwas of Palawan. It discusses and demonstrates these forms of writing. It can be found at:

It can be found at -- http://www.webspace.com/~sushidog/living/living.html

---> Our Living Scripts

One final site related to this site, the Tagalog script, can be found at:

It can be found at -- http://www.webspace.com/~sushidog/tagalog/tagalog.html

---> Tagalog Script

Brief Look at Ancient History

Although very restrictive in its contents, it is still worth the visit. It contains two exhibits that were found in the Philippines, currently in the Fields Museum, Chicago, Illinois, United States. One is a gold diety statue, dating back to 1000 CE (AD), the other a copper pot dating back to the 15th century. In addition, it shows several antique baskets, also from the Philippines.

It can be found at -- http://www.tribo.org/history/ancient.html

===>> A Brief look at Ancient History

Philippine Pre-History page

It can be found at -- http://www.he.net/~skyeagle/prehist.htm

===>> A Philippine Pre-History page

Another great site, by the same author is titled Philippine Civilization and Technology. It does an excellent job of detailing general information about ancient peoples of the Philippines. Catagories include -- education, science, architecture, textile, pottery, mining, weapons of war, and fishing.

It can be found at -- http://www.he.net/~skyeagle/tech.htm

---> Philippine Civilization and Technology

Paul Mamasala has two other sites of interest to anyone wanted to find out about ancient Philippines. The first is on the Austronesian peoples and their migration (including to the Philippine islands).

It can be found at -- http://www.he.net/~skyeagle/austro.htm

---> The Austronesian peoples

The second site of interest is a history of religion in the Philippines prior to Catholicism. It can be found at:

It can be found at -- http://www.he.net/~skyeagle/spirit.htm

---> Religion and the Philippines

Medieval times and the Philippines

It can be found at -- http://www.he.net/~skyeagle/medie.htm

===>> Medieval times and the Philippines

The tiger bell and the Philippines

It can be found at -- http://www.via.nl/cgi-bin/ssis/users/fdejager/bells.htm

===>> Tiger Bells

You can find out more about the Philippine bells by going to this link:

It can be found at -- http://www.via.nl/cgi-bin/ssis/users/fdejager/phils.htm#mindanao

---> Tiger Bells in the Philippines

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