Butuan Silver Paleograph

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The Butuan Silver Paleograph, housed and displayed at the National Museum of Anthropology in Manila.

The Butuan Silver Palaeograph, also known as the Butuan Silver Strip, is a piece of

skulls - a practice in this region limited to Southern Philippines and unpopular in Luzon
.

Due to the similarities found between the coffins, it is reasonable for archaeologists to assume that the latter came from that same era. Debate, however, arose regarding the origin of the said artifact, but until now, it is considered to belong to Butuan where it was found. Boechari of Indonesia, said Peralta, identified the writings as very close to a Javanese script that existed from the 12th to the 15th century. This yet-to-be-deciphered Butuan palaeograph is now in the hands of Proceso Gonzales, the city engineer of Butuan.[1]

References

  1. ^ Santos, Hector (1999). "The Butuan Silver Strip. A Philippine Leaf". Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2011.