Articles for tag: Ancient Philippines, Maritime History, Prehistoric Discoveries, Stone Age Technology

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Archaeologists Just Unearthed a 35,000-Year-Old Advanced Society in the Philippines And It’s Changing Everything

Suhail Ahmed

For decades, the grand narratives of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Indus Valley dominated the story of early human civilization, pushing Southeast Asia to the margins. But a revolutionary finding on the Philippine islands is rewriting history. One that mastered deep-sea fishing, long-distance trade, and ceremonial burials millennia before the advent of agriculture, archaeologists have found ...