QUESTIONS AND CHALLENGES IN
PHILIPPINE PREHISTORY*
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PART I. Racial Affinity
The Problem
(OnE OF me coMGEX ples in Pinoy ht do wih he
salsa an it of pets paplon i the aoa
‘Toe eo my teoti the wits ad the pect mane consis
to calenge the main of en cf Pie crane. The es
‘eco 10 mle tt ik tgif fw on, Fr
‘amok, opnans of chine preset at fats in eos. Ling
puns we me nd hers ceed fm the ian
ewido enact ps cl yp Sm apa ats eed
{ete noe opine acted ese quasi ala aos
‘de moreneat and gas of pope.
Tn eof thse dee appons, tse common hei a of
Newt
contemporary Nagios at aide hve dcendl fom dee prec
cet. See at he Tdoesan pou came and placed te Neos
‘who rove ind. An et he Magy aed and ele! the
Indoors wham he he Neg, ho mowed oe te, ving the
‘gt ay i a aT, To 8. 6
dedKasavntan AT KAMLAYA
isin and costal regon othe newcomer, The lt group a aceped the
Ted anes of he contemprey Fino popaon
in wha flows Usha seo the aruments resented by the exer
schol, wel ay te evidence ey aed to suet the aboremerooned
‘STomplons Ol dias wel sy er ons, shal be ued ins say tage
er Rtaare metre, Thc hy btn va acumen of knowledge
tae eld fanopoloy in cet yeas Rada hanes ve ken plc a
‘re he worl in anol! Sinking paris nthe rn of py
Suvopslogy. Empl we Leow more om about sncent man sn ht
‘Surin th ardapelge tan we dd foe All of he a up othe weed
eaten nd ingame eens
“The Plowing quesoor ae thf rlerne. Vel idence
reste eal ditaaon of Epos math other ee pups n Sout
IRE Kc Ppne Malay ail Wha Maly ses acl Ge, bop
two apc ca ligne Man pose
Saul cageywhst ie eines re presented to upper
NerBeaton Why tre an infonsn ct What be ior rte
hata of eater io per A nd “BY when et 0 Payee
irc woul What scent fds de we hare inthe past o fen a
sent el ee csctone? Beene cei» Bole cone how
Bo've ay te of cual bein he carieaton ston! Are thee
‘fea wb interme of comtemporayscenibe Wang aout ce
fPoupngs oral th conus we ou tboos?
Existing Theories about Filipino Kacial Affinity
‘The exist attempt a + dasienion of Fino imo specie rc
poupings was done by |. Montano in 188085 His works were based may
eoNiboponetie measurements and ort inspecions of few barat
Seal rena well othe appearance and bey bul of fin pops
Heme tothe conclson,aeethes, that dt inbans ofthe county
Could be divided ot: (1) Nepitre the small dartstined group which
‘tended the Nepio of Bata, Ala of Lon and Maman of Mind. 2)
Nilay =the Dowostinned group which nuded the ila of Biol
TT woman, Bae iin He Pipi Mai 171, As de Mii
Labonte 5 stan Ten Pa WS, "heen adn Papen” Ca
SSE etn wei th dm My hh een pre ho ahi
1a ae oon Bab (82180) eesss tama
‘Sh Mego po tae Meese w lo, Cato ae, nan
‘atl ew Carin ae ch Dd on ne
SERPS sac haste Bena roo co ee “hae
S127 ie sco he rm aes Hes [78
‘Qursions Avo Cranes I PAASIORY
Biss, and Southern Lazon, Montano suypectl the Malas to have Chinese,
Indoneian, and Arie blood.) Indoaeian grup: dhe pou sina othe
[Malays im complesin which incided the Sond, Bagoo, Guanes, Ay
“Togatolo, Tagtamsa, Mambo, Mandap, and Biba. Groupe? and 3 were snd
to have reached the Philipines in cwo “wave” of mignon, Te Jndonesan
were thet to come, flowed bythe Maly
Montinc'scasifation was sezepted by Feniand Bismentit who
futher advanced the ies based oo he wus of Rudlf Vichow sed
Meyer? tat the Negitos were the Et inhi of dhe achipeago ad could
® Ala wet
toed suppor fie mumpon. Ex, some Spas cones,
tho donne te 1 and 1 ctr ae maton of e Nei ang
tie sonal goup because hy were wl Ua and we Aecring >
Blumentat, when the meeting poup of people rived, tse Gaksintl,
‘hor people were denne thls oft mere en
‘Ate tum ofthe 208 entry, Amram Europa works he DP
Baro, DE. Wore, RB. Bem Pl Slab Nowe Vance
anong ee, am fod tiation onde Neg Tey one He
‘stumplon Hat hac dktinnd ppl wer the Seri upon mee
Pushed mo the ier his hese tclng gg hee nda
the Malye
This inkl pu hoy of poplin morc is mt backed op by
ssc ren bn oho proponent mal Ste
the ace whe eh of te stor homed he Neio Bo be
Sued Ts than en now be ree if ot aly sete othe loving
Bound Fw he or et dg any arco se ncn te
{nut of ts“ ps” hey parca thea he Ne
Scrond, nopapic posse ovcrvlong wih ony eienc
the Netra lpi mob nd heya Mado bn ster, nd
‘ti seu cine show da he Negi te ecu a pad
‘tot eel” SA an, Pint Auer A i ee Yo Lipson
Soman HM pe LCE Wen Ran po fa f(a Lie ee
Jeeta, Sh DSS ne Mice 8 it A
CLF Hume Vem pe lpi Bas il Gg Mi Ce
att For he may me an Tse “had oe ase
EC eth as gs elf Sead Pe
"his Neo, Rough olen Mans Der Tome fr 105
Tem te 10, Sane BC Went he Swea Car eo
ipa Ja of Sie Tao 1 090, op 64S The Neha eos of he
‘alge nt “Nea Ung gt 30). oteares of deep forest where many nom Nepito enc groups ae alo found
‘Toye encoun onal teas Nore Laon and Pawan the
Irn hils rin amb the ps ano and Arage: nd i laces
‘There bingt poplatons whom ey depend on or nelnod aso ree
“Tere ar tong the aden of Fina faa oops was
1.8, Bon! He pblshed seve paps sd 0 nesta of she,
riba ed omologed fms of seed tmp of Fins Mo
fees of tar aly wee nna of he Old Bd ron. Ae om
SAS worked among tambo tine pou i Siren po of he
‘NSupugn, Bom Wet ud, Bean araced» titon of popula
‘oe free country.
‘Bean's works cn be challenged on or count: rt the samples ued
sec en and gy eed and nde ts he sed and mesure
Te cP enor nhestance = Ban psgened For camp oven
Nis Uke tn calor inetd? How my slement on be ated to
Mow et cede peste sd fom many © psec pte a 0
ert copa en genet any dea ter Aso how Roch
a em Ect) can aged tar snd wei and how much
wero Een expats incre head lagi sed ad bre have
own ay women win» Gren popula
en er naeresme mre an Ue nal as pal nd
con bore rere semingess At one iading pc anoles
Shelters no poned wel documented, ery Scrped heres on
‘Rotmade of nbestanee of quate ts man
“hee we hve to tng tots of Snowe ibe, that toe
channeled soap sy meen
estilo he nape resus of cea, maton wd dere?
Merete ita tive t mol fur: ich mp be ore
eS Sts poplin, nersmarags and te rasive lon ef ps
The ban The Boe rr A Som Sdn” 9. Ta 90 p14"
te Son pe i Tame 0p. 938" Fy Mi Sy
Fre ea es Be Med en ee tae pp on bon an he
“Eva wpat pp. 282265; ao NA. Bact, “Humes Fens Mas Tomo 14 9957
Toe title ad weg asl Conse” Anca arf Pent Tome
DER Tilton «Hiner Bate a Ham Eni, Vain on Gr (New
Ye Scot Sater he pete ena Camp, en Em fret 6 a
“ae uae ein Cag Sg open hag
‘Seg inns a Thome 1930,
SEER'S Usage "Nut Son, Dua and Oni Haman Eco Haw Ba
‘Ovtsrons An Cousaness bu PaarTONY
«an ead 0 vain in are, weight, ad body ld These actors hae
tad anthropometie messrement late inde er cal desc
They ae piel well, weve, vel to densa pater and
‘aon of ph growth within» gen poston
In her words Body mensiemens ve to ve any meting ta,
thee Have to be supped by genetic ter So fr one hr ys ba
tderakn forthe puro of ing rear determing the
“sieaion af he opason inte wep”
191918 LB, Silvan in alah ate pub by the Anesian
Mase of Rawal History, came sp wie morro soups ac Be
Seleved at ancestl moder For: ame, (0 Nepon dons
td G) Mola Albough be expel dob oner the ey of he
imine meme fe pen be wes de
Sine methed wo ape hee ral pes contd the ghd
‘ople i the achipdago, The degree to whch nl dies vay sh
them was acl tito crm at dh deel man
‘of popes who came a vans tne nea
‘Working on he me amor, her sehlaie J Rosin, Fay
Cooper Coles Lh Enel Maree Tang” ame cays fe, conned to
4p athropmnrc mensiemens anon th aso ced pct omer
the posible ongin of the vrem poplion Oth tha the mere of
contenrary pop dengan sce
The sche who wield wemendoos infec ov the dong of
ate bre noi, ad gy wen pone mae he
raf HO. Beyer He pomuled i ong! gor of prope wee
{he bean ofconempoyBlpnon ume rn PE
See
ee arian pee ema
“The Fer nee ton ot fa fe pd At Fm 1 9,
2 Types nthe Mone Md” yp of ein Ml ad ti Tame 2
(Gouna nae Rew von" df
SST ae on i 18 "ear Rr of Pp hs yn1. the primitive aman type which was si” to the Jva men of
250,00 years ag,
2. the Aus Saka type which represented the ele pam group
together mth te ltr aca, the proto Maly, who came between
13000 and 30000 years go
3. thesea faring. stone tol ating Indonesian A" who came bout 5,000
1 600 years ago,
44. the baron mening Indonesia “B" rom Indo-China whe eae
bose 1300 BC.
55. the terrace bung group which ame from central Ai and avd
bere beeen $00 to 500 BCs and
6 themetlningevlized Malays who ame va Bene, plaman and
Mindoro ES
Each ofthese groups was sido Be pyc diferent fom one ance.
the RunleiSake aed the poeeMaayr were dexsibed y pemoddn
Torae Moandeaed and tigy sed tcc tween Aneian
‘Bonne and he Ain of Nether an
ioe pole tan mecca fey ioc
ples: byond cor present comprehension. Noein dat ha
ered, abr w we brow, Thee poops =the Ato Sata and te
ree Naa were id to have excel fares dough he and Wis
RSSac one aif tthe contemporary Negi roupe descend rom thee ey
ect oey hat metiod Was eso nl iy wo aed ee
teeta
“As noted, wo archacogil site fas yet been dug sich conte the
shel eps of pope wit hay bees ad ound heh, The ees fx
kcal spat te wee of he Tab eve nba ne 2000
USS ts ony uments ave been renee. No hae peimen hat a
‘een fod nay nested to apport conten of hay bes
trod beds”
ony Reye aps ht he fain ma owe he
sxighthurch,semiwot! Mongsd te ead pexo¥alys. Aboot
Tenet ofthe 26 cenay pop ad wo ave evened ey Com
{Sr gap Jou iy wher Wop yond ed a fr ig
these people proteMblas i nknown. Ale intr 25 pl ae
Se atccmed we do nt have sy card ich hows how the 9. pret wat
‘Sinn aed whet kmeans ots of ered ts, Does tf one
‘Silence or pene ope cancers? How thse people came to be wn
‘Sula ace int svence of nl endence e+ Boron
robles qucion which ecto be died
‘Quesricns CHALLIS In PEHESTORY
eae eae ee
meni eet te om a
Soe ere
ree Sree gree
peer rete
ee er aeons
ees
a eae
sh eeu rte ego te
oa
aaa
Soret een
ee ee ee eer
Sooo
pales oe eternal
tne ben ny tainly ping ia ed Non renooy
eon oe
‘ice teeiraer poe mere
Serie eee
ae ae
aes
Seen
pee ee
constitute the bigger bulk of contemporary population. Ld
New Approaches to Physical Anthropology
From the mnna in which phic chances of pcistoric popes
ate descibed (and sxepted present by hit ad wc) ne gs the
impresion tat ese pelopch se vated ct if oy Bere ey were
sence by incr ela Tht impenton tecomes even more
‘nvining when he as se preted octet f pray. heeds
teense, however, that no of he ats se dod fom anopomie
Iresuremens ofbedy cancers of ring yopuasenn
‘Modern ppc anthpologits ae consent ther advice tht the
cite for bilogeal chsiaion of man into popdaion snd muse
“amcend mere athrpomotie menteners sod de wie amas
fcics inorder wo acc some con over hermee ad wai ie
frimanevtton.asavtavas Ar Raunt
“This concern ovr the conden af gneiss in sling al
problems bat been emphasized by moder pyseal andrpolgits becuse the
{ie of morpologial ve. andzepomen) approach aloe Ms iene to
nor problems tant at eslved f morphological mass ito used nc
‘Rule it must be wed fr comparaive lope parpore alone. To we i 0
Support or vaste histone evens of migiton or 1 argue or cal
USwcon to seit other fon the Iybndeton (ene fw) and
(olosel elation. As pha sthopeopi Frederick Hulse poms out
‘The cy of fone lone tr ea tadegnte fo an undestnding of human
‘roan, cl differences or ge cnges”
“Tis the main problem in sees concerning Fin rail ign.
Conclusions tethed art mstly bed on mexsremens of cel ses of
pheno tate of Ising poplton (uc 5 sin color, bul and eg. ot
tn pec (cy germ psi) elements. Although ve of the tats presented
Th shape ofthe one en, cbs oe anne of lip, ec, are pene
ound ahve ase polgenetally defnel
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