TY  - ADVS
AU  - Martin, Charles
TI  - Bontoc fortifying rice terraces
KW  - Bontoc
KW  - 1905
KW  - agricultures
KW  - anthropology
KW  - archaeology
KW  - archeologists
KW  - china
KW  - commerce
KW  - formosa
KW  - highlanders
KW  - indigenous peoples
KW  - japan
KW  - java
KW  - jenks
KW  - luzon
KW  - martin
KW  - mountain areas
KW  - mountain peoples
KW  - pixel
KW  - rice terraces
KW  - stones
KW  - sumatra
KW  - terrace wall
KW  - theories
KW  - theory
KW  - trade
N1  - Archaeologists have three theories on the origin of rice terracing in the Philippines. It could be (1) an indigenous practice, unique to the isolated mountain area; (2) the product of imported technology from a neighboring land such as China; (3) due to influences coming from south of the Philippines.  Research shows, however, that terracing could not have come from China: the Chinese traders stayed on shore and the natives took the goods from them and brought them inland.  It seems more plausible that the terrace-building practiced in the Philippines originated from Sumatra, Java, Formosa, and, perhaps, Japan (Jenks, 88-89). (See also PE01164.)
UR  - http://retrato.com.ph/retratoimages/Midsize/PE/PE00707a.jpg
UR  - http://retrato.com.ph/retratoimages/Thumb/PE/PE00707a.jpg
UR  - http://www.retrato.com.ph/photodtl.asp?id=PE00707
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