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Melchor Cave

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Type: materialTypeLabelVisual materialSubject(s): 1971 | Land forms | Gasan, Marinduque | 1971 | amrt | artifacts | burial sites | gasan | human bone | human remains | luzon | marinduque | Melchor IslandOnline resources: View photo (midsize) | View photo (thumbnail) | View in Retrato website With printsGeneral Note(s):
Photo shows a human bone (probably an arm) found in one of the crevices. Also recovered in this cave were shell bracelets and rings. Judging from the artifacts discovered the burial sites are dated from the 13th to the 15th centuries. Further studies of the fossils are still being conducted by the University of the PhilippinesImage type: OriginalMedia format: With prints
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Images (Retrato, RHC) Images (Retrato, RHC) Filipinas Heritage Library Retrato - Geographical File GE00653 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan GE00653

Photo shows a human bone (probably an arm) found in one of the crevices. Also recovered in this cave were shell bracelets and rings. Judging from the artifacts discovered the burial sites are dated from the 13th to the 15th centuries. Further studies of the fossils are still being conducted by the University of the Philippines.

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