èßäAV School of Archaeology Archives - University of the Philippines Diliman /tag/upd-school-of-archaeology/ University of the Philippines Diliman Mon, 26 May 2025 06:59:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 /wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-upd-favicon-32x32.png èßäAV School of Archaeology Archives - University of the Philippines Diliman /tag/upd-school-of-archaeology/ 32 32 2025 Call for Nominations for the Deanship of the UP Diliman School of Archaeology: Schedule of Activities /2025-call-for-nominations-for-the-deanship-of-the-up-diliman-school-of-archaeology-schedule-of-activities/ Sat, 24 May 2025 06:30:38 +0000 /?p=54986 The post 2025 Call for Nominations for the Deanship of the UP Diliman School of Archaeology: Schedule of Activities appeared first on University of the Philippines Diliman.

]]> 2025 Call for Nominations for the Deanship of the UP Diliman School of Archaeology /2025-call-for-nominations-for-the-deanship-of-the-up-diliman-school-of-archaeology/ Fri, 09 May 2025 10:39:00 +0000 /?p=54766 The post 2025 Call for Nominations for the Deanship of the UP Diliman School of Archaeology appeared first on University of the Philippines Diliman.

]]> The pig’s meaningful role in Pinoy culture /the-pigs-meaningful-role-in-pinoy-culture/ Fri, 22 Nov 2024 05:49:11 +0000 /?p=53161 A study by a team of researchers from the UP Diliman (èßäAV) School of Archaeology (SA) revealed that a strong and meaningful link between the Filipinos and pigs exists throughout history (and prehistory). The research This Little Piggy: Pig-Human Entanglement in the Philippines (This Little Piggy) by authors Joan Quincy Lingao, Juan Rofes, Michelle Eusebio, […]

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]]> Paz rests /paz-rests/ Thu, 12 Sep 2024 05:25:06 +0000 /?p=52482 Esteemed Filipino archaeologist Victor J. Paz, PhD has gone to rest with his forefathers and foremothers. A professor at the UP Diliman (èßäAV) School of Archaeology (SA), Paz passed away on Sept. 7. He served as director of the UP Archaeological Studies Program (ASP), now SA, from 2002 to 2012. Paz was the founding editor […]

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]]> Middle Paleolithic landscape understood through micromammal assemblage /middle-paleolithic-landscape-understood-through-micromammal-assemblage/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 04:27:00 +0000 /?p=50845 A study led by Juan Rofes, PhD, an associate professor at the UP Diliman (èßäAV) School of Archaeology, determined the Middle Paleolithic landscape of the Iranian Zagros, through Tang-e Shikan cave, by using micromammals as paleoecological indicators. In an article by H. J. B. Birks in Encyclopedia of Ecology (2008) cited by the Science Direct […]

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]]> UP prof’s study on cave art published by Scientific Reports /up-profs-study-on-cave-art-published-by-scientific-reports/ Thu, 07 Dec 2023 07:38:02 +0000 /?p=47620 The research Unraveling the Skills and Motivation of Magdalenian Artists in the Depths of Atxurra Cave (Northern Spain) co-authored by Juan Rofes, PhD, recently landed on the pages of Scientific Reports, the online, open-access, peer-reviewed part of Nature Portfolio, covering studies on natural sciences, psychology, medicine, and engineering. Rofes is an associate professor at the […]

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]]> Tabon Cave finds: Prehistoric SEA fiber technology /tabon-cave-finds-prehistoric-sea-fiber-technology/ Wed, 12 Jul 2023 05:45:15 +0000 /?p=44124 Earliest pieces of evidence of basket and tie manufacturing on stone tools were recently found in Tabon Cave in Palawan by researchers from UP Diliman (èßäAV) and the National Museum. In the paper The Invisible Plant Technology of Prehistoric Southeast Asia, the researchers reported “the discovery of a use-wear pattern characteristic of thinning plant fibers […]

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]]> Earliest fiber technology found in Tabon Cave /earliest-fiber-technology-found-in-tabon-cave/ Sat, 01 Jul 2023 06:16:01 +0000 /?p=43656 Earliest pieces of evidence of basket and tie manufacturing on stone tools were recently found in Tabon Cave in Palawan by researchers from UP Diliman (èßäAV) and the National Museum. The pieces of evidence found date back to 39,000 to 33,000 years ago, determined through cutting-edge microscopic analyses.  In correspondences with èßäAVate Online, Hermine Xhauflair, […]

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]]> ASP is now SA /asp-is-now-sa/ /asp-is-now-sa/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2022 01:36:01 +0000 /?p=39297 The UP Diliman (èßäAV) Archaeological Studies Program (ASP) is now officially the èßäAV School of Archaeology (SA). The program’s elevation to a school was approved by the UP Board of Regents at its 1375th meeting on Nov. 10. The elevation means that it is now an independent academic èßäAV unit which is no longer attached […]

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