Sources of Data: Precolonial History

Question 1

TRUE/FALSE. Before 1926, there were 5 important archaeological undertakings in the
Philippines

Answer 1

FALSE. there were only 2

Question 2

TRUE/FALSE. Alfred Marche, collected artifacts from ancient graveyards.

Answer 2

FALSE. Most of his collections were surface finds

Question 3

TRUE/FALSE. Alfred Marche worked on the island of Marinduque and explored other sites in the central Philippines, most of his collections were surface finds.

Answer 3

TRUE

Question 4

TRUE/FALSE. Feodor Jagor reported having encountered a
priest in Naga, Camarines Sur who collected artifacts from ancient graveyards.

Answer 4

TRUE

Question 5

TRUE/FALSE. Carl Guthe of the University of Michigan collected Chinese ceramics

Answer 5

TRUE

Question 6

What was the purpose of Carl Guthe?

Answer 6

aid in the reconstruction of the Philippine-Chinese relationship.

Question 7

2 important archaeological undertakings in the
Philippines:

Answer 7

1. The first one was by Alfred Marche, a Frenchman in 1881.
2. The second systematic work in prehistoric archaeology took place between 1922 and
   1925.

Question 8

TRUE/ FALSE. From 1926 to the outbreak of the Second World War, much of what was archaeologically known was the result of the pioneering work of Zeus Salazar.

Answer 8

FALSE. Henry O. Beyer

Question 9

most dramatic archaeological diggings:

Answer 9

Tabon man and Lemery-Taals sites

Question 10

Dating techniques used in the Philippines

Answer 10

1. traditional technique
2. modern technique

Question 11

employs carbon-14 determinations of organic samples recovered in archaeological sites.

Answer 11

modern technique

Question 12

establishes dates on the basis of historical records, the nature of artifacts, and geological layers where the artifacts are found

Answer 12

traditional technique

Question 13

Persisting problems in archaeology:

Answer 13

1. The advent of antique collectors
2. Pothunting
3. Lack of support for systematic excavations
4. Systematic fieldwork takes time and is often very expensive