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Archaeology in Southeast Asia: Philippines

Prehistorical Period

Solheim, Wilhelm G. The Archaeology of Central Philippines : a Study Chiefly of the Iron Age and Its Relationships . Manila: National Science Development Board, National Institute of Science and Technology, 1964. General Collection DS661 .S64

Hutterer, Karl L. “Basey Archaeology : Prehistoric Trade and Social Evolution in the Philippines .” University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1973. Main Library Use Only MICROFILM S01515

Bellwood, Peter S., and Eusebio Z. Dizon. 4000 Years of Migration and Cultural Exchange : the Archaeology of the Batanese Islands, Northern Philippines . Canberra, ACT: ANU E Press, 2013.  Main GN855.P5 F68 2013

Beyer, H. Otley (Henry Otley). Philippine and East Asian Archaeology, and Its Relation to the Origin of the Pacific Islands Population . Quezon City: National Research Council of the Philippines, 1948. Asia Q75 .N25 no.29
 Fox, Robert B. The Tabon Caves; Archaeological Explorations and Excavations on Palawan Island, Philippines. Manila: [National Museum], 1970. Asia DS688.P153 F6

Paz V. An Outlined History of Philippine Archaeology and Its Periodization. In: Habu J., Lape P., Olsen J. (eds) Handbook of East and Southeast Asian Archaeology. New York, NY, U.S.A.: Springer, 2017. 

Dizon, Eusebio Z. The Metal Age in the Philippines : an Archaeometallurgical Investigation . Manila, Philippines: National Museum, 1983. Asia DS661 .D595 1983

Mijares, Armand Salvador B. Unearthing Prehistory : the Archaeology of Northestern Luzon, Philippine Islands . Oxford: John and Erica Hedges, Ltd., 2007. Main Folio DS688.L9 N55 2007

Articles

Dizon, Eusebio Z., and Alfred F. Pawlik. “The Lower Palaeolithic Record in the Philippines.” Quaternary International 223 224 (September 1, 2010).

Détroit, F., Mijares, A.S., Corny, J. et al. "A new species of Homo from the Late Pleistocene of the Philippines." Nature 568, 181–186 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-019-1067-9

Leee Anthony M. Neri, Alfred F. Pawlik, Christian Reepmeyer, Armand Salvador B. Mijares, Victor J. Paz,. "Mobility of early islanders in the Philippines during the Terminal Pleistocene/Early Holocene boundary: pXRF-analysis of obsidian artefacts." Journal of Archaeological Science, Volume 61, 2015, 149-157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2015.05.005.

Patole-Edoumba, Elise, Alfred F Pawlik, and Armand S Mijares. “Evolution of Prehistoric Lithic Industries of the Philippines During the Pleistocene.” Comptes rendus - Palevol 11, no. 2-3 (March 2012): 213–230. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crpv.2011.07.005

Historical Preiod

Afable, Patricia O., Constance de Monbrison, and Corazon S. Alvina. Philippines : an Archipelago of Exchange . [English edition.]. Arles: Actes sud, 2013. Asia Folio DS664 .P485 2013

Cruz Berrocal, Maria. Historical Archaeology of Early Modern Colonialism in Asia-Pacific: The Asia-Pacific Region. N.p., 2017.

 

Journal Articles

Elisabeth A. Bacus. “Later Prehistory of the Philippines: Colonial Images and Archaeology.” Archaeology International 2 (November 1, 1998): 54–56. https://doaj.org/article/34518f2c3aa748b4a570486fec16eb3e.

Hutterer, Karl L. “Philippine Archaeology: Status and Prospects. (includes Bibliography).” Journal of Southeast Asian Studies 18, no. 2 (September 1, 1987): 235–249.

Baretto-Tesoro, Grace. “The Changing Meanings of Objects: Calatagan and Archaeological Research in the Philippines.” Philippine studies 61, no. 3 (January 1, 2013): 263–296. http://search.proquest.com/docview/1443631456/.