Cultural heritage is the legacy of physical
artifacts and intangible attributes of a
group or society that is inherited from past
generations.
An archaeological culture is a
recurring assemblage of artifacts from a
specific time and place that may constitute
the material culture remains of a particular
past human society.
Ancient Houses
“Inthe Philippines, there are many
ancient houses and structures that are 100
years old. These houses can be found in
llocus Sur; some in Manila and Baguio.
The Maranao Torogan is the
ancestral house of the reigning
sultan in Mindanao together
with his wife and children. It is
built on large stones to act as
earthquake shock absorbers.
Barasoain Church
Old Churches — some of the
famous old churches in the
Philippines are: the Barasoain
Church, which is located in
Malolos, Bulacan; San Agustin
Church and Manila Cathedral
that are located in Intramuros,
Manila; and the Paoay Church
in Vigan, llocus Sur which is
baroque in style.
There are also several old
schools in the Philippines. In
fact, the oldest pontifical
university in Asia is here in the
country which is the University
of Sto: Tomas. This is the
university where the national
hero, Dr. Jose Rizal, studied
medicine.
Artifacts — are object shaped
by human beings which have
historical or cultural interest.
Manunggul Jar, Maitum Jar
and other jars with head-
shaped covers were created as
burial jars.
A wooden boat is called
balanghai. It was one of the
early boats in Butuan. It was
primarly used as shelter and
medium of transportation in
trading with neighboring
countries.
Folk Arts - covers all forms of visual art made in the context of folk
culture.
The Cordillera groups of tribes Sarimanok is the stylized design
carve anito called bulul. There of a mythical bird holding a fish
figures are often found in pairs in its beak or standing on a base
to represent the value of fertility. with a shape of a fish.
The sarimanok is found in the
panulong which is the extended
floor beam of the large sultan's
house.
Pako rabong is a beautiful design
of growing fern.
Kulintang music is a modern term Gandingan are used as means of
for an ancient instrumental form of communication from distant areas
music composed on a row of small, before the invention of the
horizontally laid gongs telephone.