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Early Filipino Dwellings in 900 AD by Michael Manalo is a document available to read on EtoBox.

Early Philippine architecture before the arrival of Spanish colonizers consisted of simple structures suited to a nomadic lifestyle. Indigenous tribes built houses from local materials like bamboo and palm leaves that could be easily constructed and taken down. Common dwelling types included cave dwellings, which have been inhabited in the Philippines for over 30,000 years, as well as lean-tos, windbreaks, and tree houses built high off the ground for protection from animals and enemies. However, without ma

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Michael Manalo

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