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Ref ID: 26871
Ref Type: Journal Article
Authors: Spoehr, Alexander
Title: Archaeological survey of southern Zamboanga and the Sulu Archipelago
Date: 1970
Source: Asian Perspectives (1968)
Abstract: The Sulu Archipelago is of archaeological interest in that it forms a southern route of entry into the Philippines and in historic times was a trading center for the exchange of goods between the Moluccas, Borneo, Sulu itself, China, and mainland Southeast Asia. At the same time, it has had close relations with the southern part of the Zamboanga Peninsula, as well as with northern coastal Borneo (see Fig. 1). Previous archaeological explorations in Zamboanga and Sulu are summarized in Beyer (1947:318-338). These had as their primary interest the recovery of Chinese and Southeast Asian trade ceramics, as exemplified by the Michigan survey (Guthe 1929) and the work of resident officials such as F. G. Roth. No stratigraphic excavations have ever been undertaken in the area. During July and August 1967, I conducted an archaeological survey of the southern tip of Zamboanga Peninsula, Jolo, and Siasi for the purpose of locating midden sites suitable for stratigraphic excavations. This note reports on the results of the survey. Survey collections are deposited at the National Museum, Manila.
Date Created: 1/30/2018
Volume: 11
Page Start: 177
Page End: 185

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