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Pre-Colonial Philippines: Culture & Society by Micol Detera Panganiban is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Historians believe the first settlers of the Philippines came from islands in the Malay Archipelago via land bridges during the Pleistocene epoch. They were thought to be Australo-Melanesian people with dark skin and curly hair. However, more recent studies suggest the early inhabitants originated from South China and Taiwan and dispersed southward reaching the northern Philippines by 5000-4000 BC. The prehistoric period in the Philippines was characterized by the use of crude stone tools for hunting and ev
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- Micol Detera Panganiban
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- EN