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Artifact or Artefact

• from Latin phrase “arte factum”• ars (skill) + facere (to make)

- is something made or given shape by man, such as a tool or a work of art, especially an object of archaeological interest.

Before the colonization of Spain, the people living in the islands now called Philippines had a distinct and rich civilization. This can be seen from the treasures that were unearthed from that period.

The Most Stunning Collection of Pre-Spanish Era Gold Artifacts

Surigao tutubi collar from Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

Manunggul jar of Palawan

Maitum cover of secondary burial jar

Cotabato secondary burial jar

Ifugao ritual boxes “punamhan”

Maranao finials beam “Panolong”

Calatagan pot inscription

Pre-Spanish Tagalog script

Baybayin or Alibata (known in Unicode as the Tagalog script) is a pre-Spanish Philippine writing system that originated from the Javanese script Old Kawi.

SANDATA — THE EDGED WEAPONS OF THE PHILIPPINES