Angono Petroglyphs

Petroglyphenaus prehistoric period are rare in the Philippines. They were only found in Angono, Rizal Province, and Bontoc, Mountain Province, petroglyphs. At three locations Furthermore, there are prehistoric rock paintings. All Locations have been explained by the Presidential Decree 374 of the national cultural heritage of the Philippines and placed under protection. Since 2006, the petroglyphs and rock paintings are in the Philippines collectively on the suggestion list of the Philippines for inclusion in the World Heritage List of UNESCO. Make generally considered the oldest artistic representations in the Philippines dar.

Petroglyphs of Angono

The petroglyphs of Angono can be found in the mountainous part of the community Tière to Antipolo City and Binangonan. They were engraved under a ledge, which is 632 meters long, 4.68 meters high and 8.2 meters deep through cracks in the tuff of Mt. The petroglyphs cover the rock wall on a length of 25 meters to a height of 3.70 meters. There are a total of 127 characters have been identified, which have 51 different characteristics. Make generally considered children and adolescents dar. Similar style elements could also be found in petroglyphs in Thailand, Sulawesi and Malaysia. The engravings made ​​over a longer period, as the characters have in their orientation and size no connection characteristics. For the artist and viewer Neolithic she probably had spiritual significance. According to the findings of the National Museum of the Philippines, the petroglyphs originated in the late Neolithic period, about 3000 to 2000 BC. At one point on the rock wall was also a faded rock paintings are discovered.

Petroglyphs of Bontoc

The petroglyphs of Bontoc were discovered in the area of ​​Barangays Alabama. They were engraved by pecking in boulders that lie at prominent places in the Cordelliera Central. The elements were identified as female genitals and have typical features of the representation from the Polynesian settlement area on. Their age was estimated to be 3500 years old or younger.

Rock paintings

There exist in the Philippines in three different places rock paintings. These are the caves of Peñablanca the north of the island of Luzon, the Singnapan - caves in the south of Palawan and on the Anda Peninsula, Bohol Province. We can distinguish two different painting techniques. During the draw in Peñablanca and Singnapan Caves charcoal was used, red iron-containing hematite has been used on the Anda Peninsula. An age determination of rock paintings staht pending.