This document discusses the theories around the origins and early migrations of people to the Philippines. It is believed that before the Ice Age ended, the Philippines was connected to Asia by land bridges. The three major waves of migration were: 1) The Tabon Man who arrived 250,000 years ago, 2) The Negrito or Aeta people who arrived 30,000 years ago, and 3) The Indonesians and Malays who arrived later in boats after sea levels rose and the land bridges disappeared. These successive groups of migrants populated the Philippines and established it as a distinct geographical region.
This document discusses the theories around the origins and early migrations of people to the Philippines. It is believed that before the Ice Age ended, the Philippines was connected to Asia by land bridges. The three major waves of migration were: 1) The Tabon Man who arrived 250,000 years ago, 2) The Negrito or Aeta people who arrived 30,000 years ago, and 3) The Indonesians and Malays who arrived later in boats after sea levels rose and the land bridges disappeared. These successive groups of migrants populated the Philippines and established it as a distinct geographical region.
This document discusses the theories around the origins and early migrations of people to the Philippines. It is believed that before the Ice Age ended, the Philippines was connected to Asia by land bridges. The three major waves of migration were: 1) The Tabon Man who arrived 250,000 years ago, 2) The Negrito or Aeta people who arrived 30,000 years ago, and 3) The Indonesians and Malays who arrived later in boats after sea levels rose and the land bridges disappeared. These successive groups of migrants populated the Philippines and established it as a distinct geographical region.
Kento B. Minorikawa Carlos B. Reyes Bryan Christopher F. Rodillo Alfonso Jose N. Concepcion Allen Jonas A. Arellano Creation VS Evolution Origin of the Philippines It is believed that before the end of the Ice Age, about 70,000,000 years ago, our country was connected to the mainland of Asia by long strips of land. These strips of land served as land bridges. It was said that people in the mainland could travel by land to the Philippines without crossing the sea. After the Ice Age, high tide occurred. Large blocks of ice melted. It was during this high tide that the land bridges submerged in water. The Philippines was then separated from Asia. The similarity of the natural plants and animals in the mainland of Asia and that of the Philippines may prove that the Philippines were once a part of the mainland of Asia. Origin of the Philippines There are several theories given by scientists as to the origin of the Filipinos. One of these theories explains that the Philippines was once inhabited by the Tabon men who resembled the Java men and who lived about 250,000 years ago. These people lived in caves and used stones as tools for gathering food. A famous American archaeologist, three waves of people came to the Philippines from the Asian peninsula. These were the Aetas, Indonesians and Malays. Origin of the Philippines The Aetas or Negritoes were the first group of people who came to the Philippines through the land bridges. They were small, about four feet tall. They had dark skin, flat noses, thick lips and black kinky hair. They used bows and arrows as weapons. They used &yes and barks of trees for their clothing. The Aetas were a wandering people. They had no permanent home. Most of them lived in caves at the mountainsides. Sometimes, they made temporary shelter made of twigs and leaves of trees. They moved from one place to another to get food. They gathered fruits, root crops and edible plants around. The descendants of the Aetas can still be found in the mountains of Luzon, Mindanao, Panay, Mindoro and Palawan. They are sometimes calledIta, Baluga, AgtaorAti. Migration theory The first migrants were what Beyer caked the Dawnmen (or cavemen because they lived in caves.). The Dawnmen resembledJava Man, Peking Man, and other Asian Home sapiens who existed about 250,000 years ago. They did not have any knowledge of agriculture, and lived by hunting and fishing. It was precisely in search of food that they came to the Philippines by way of the land bridges that connected the Philippines and Indonesia. Owing perhaps to their migratory nature, they eventually left the Philippines for destinations unknown. Migration theory The second group of migrants was composed of dark- skinned pygmies called Aetas or Negritoes.About 30,000 years ago, they crossed the land bridged from Malaya, Borneo, and Australia until they reached Palawan, Mindoro and Mindanao. They were pygmies who went around practically naked and were good at hunting, fishing and food gathering. They used spears and smallflintstones weapons.
The Aetas were already in thePhilippineswhen the land bridges disappeared due to the thinning of the iceglaciersand the subsequent increase in seawater level. This naturaleventsforced them to remain in the country and become its first permanent inhabitants. Migration theory Because of the disappearance of the land bridges, the third wave of migrants was necessarily skilled in seafaring. These were the Indonesians, who came to the islands in boats. They were more advanced than the Aetas in that: they had tools made out of stone and steel, which enabled them to build sturdier houses: they engaged in farming and mining, and used materials made of brass; they wore clothing and otherbodyornaments. Last to migrate to the Philippines, according to Beyer, were Malays. They were believed to have come from Java, Sumatra, Borneo, and the Malay Peninsula more than 2,000 years ago. Like the Indonesians, they also traveled in boats. Migration theory TheMalayswere brown-skinned and of medium height, with straight blackhairand flat noses. Their technology was said to be more advanced than that of their predecessors. They engaged in pottery, weaving, jewelry making and metal smelting, and introduced the irrigation system in rice planting. Hoaxes and Myths in Philippine history References http://hubpages.com/education/ORIG IN-OF-THE-PHILIPPINES http://www.philippine-history.org/early -filipinos.htm