Puntod ng Kamhantik | |
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.svg)  Limestone tombs Location of the Limestone tombs. | |
| Location | Mulanay, Quezon province |
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| Coordinates | 13°31′13″N 122°25′13″E / 13.52028°N 122.42028°E |
| Type | Tomb complex / Burial site |
| Part of | Philippines |
| Area | 280 hectares |
| History | |
| Material | Limestone |
| Founded | c. 9th century |
| Abandoned | c. 15th century |
| Cultures | Ancient Tagalog people |
| Associated with | Maharlikas and common peoples |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 2011–2012 |
| Management | Buenavista Protected Landscape of Mulanay, Quezon, National Museum of the Philippines |
The Limestone Tombs of Kamhantik refer to the excavated remains of a thousand-year-old barangay (a term used to connote a polity during the classical era) found in the jungles of Mount Maclayao in Sitio Kamhantik within the Buenavista Protected Landscape of Mulanay, Quezon, Philippines. It is widely believed that pre-colonial Tagalog people were responsible for the creation of the tombs.
It is composed of fifteen limestone coffins that can be dated back from the period of 10th to 14th century based on one of National Museum's top archaeologist "a complex archaeological site with both habitation and burial remains from the period of approximately 10th to the 14th century ... the first of its kind in the Philippines having carved limestone tombs."[1] However, after carbon-dating the human bones found on the site, it was known that the age of the site is much older, between 890-1030 AD.[2]
- ^ "1,000-year-old village found in Philippines". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
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