Jar burial tradition in Southeast Asia

Published in 2003 in Journal of Sciences VNU, Hanoi)

A. Early period
A.I. Southeast Asian Islands

This period was defined under various terms such as Early Neolithic phase and Late Neolithic phase (Bellwood); Late Neolithic-Jar burial phase (Fox) or Stone tool-jar burial (Solheim II); Agricultural Stage (for Indonesia) (Soejono)...

THE MANUNGGUL JAR AS A VESSEL OF HISTORY

by: Michael Charleston B. Chua

"…the work of an artist and master potter."--Robert Fox

27th April 1995—I was 11 years old when I visited the National Museum -- the repository of our cultural, natural and historical heritage. I remembered the majesty of climbing those steps and walking past the Neo-classical Roman columns until I was inside the Old Congress Building.

Yoshinogari

What are The Yoshinogari Ruins?

During the Yayoi period of Japanese history (3 c B.C. to 3 c A.D.) both the cultivation of red-grained rice and the shift from a nomadic lifestyle to permanent settlements, both very important cultural developments, occurred.

Manunggul Jar

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Manunggul Jar is a secondary burial jar excavated from a Neolithic burial site in Manunggul cave of Lipuun Point,Quezon, Palawan dating from 890-710 B.C.[1] The two prominent figures at the top handle of its cover represent the journey of the soul to the after life.

Jar burial in San Remigio

By Jobers Bersales, Cebu Daily News

San Remigio, Cebu—The Lapyahan Public Beach in the here was the scene of a frenzied but controlled retrieval of human bones buried inside a large jar with a conical bottom yesterday. The work proceeded in earnest as the Holy Week entered its most significant stretch and my team of archaeologists and students had to wind down to give way to the observance of the holiest days in the Christian calendar.