Terminal Pleistocene to mid-Holocene occupation and an early cremation burial at Ille Cave, Palawan, Philippines

Helen Lewis, Victor Paz, Myra Lara, Huw Barton, Philip Piper, Janine Ochoa, Timothy Vitales, A. Jane Carlos, Tom Higham, Leee Neri, Vito Hernandez, Janelle Stevenson, Emil Charles Robles, Andrea Ragragio, Rojo Padilla, Wilhelm Solheim, Wilfredo Ronquillo

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Abstract

Excavations at a cave site on the island of Palawan in the Philippines show occupation from c. 11000 BP. A fine assemblage of tools and faunal remains shows the reliance of hunter-foragers switching from deer to pig. In 9500-9000 BP, a human cremation burial in a container was emplaced, the earliest yet known in the region.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)318-335
Number of pages18
JournalAntiquity
Volume82
Issue number316
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2008
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cremation
  • Early to mid-Holocene
  • Ille Cave
  • Late Palaeolithic
  • Occupation
  • Palawan
  • Philippines
  • Radiocarbon dates
  • Southeast Asia
  • Terminal Pleistocene

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