Butuan Balangay Boat - A.D. 320
The balangay was a pre-Hispanic wooden watercraft believe to be used by early Malay settlers. Barangay, the smallest unit of government in the Philippines, was derived from these boats.
The balangay boats were discovered in the late 1970s in Butuan City, Agusan del Norte by archaeologists from the National Museum. There were actually nine balangays recovered in the province. The first balangay, now preserved and displayed in a site museum in Libertad, Butuan City, was radiocarbon tested and was dated at A.D. 320.
National Museum - Balangay Shrine, Brgy. Libertad, Butuan City, Agusan del Norte, Philippines
Butuan Balangay Boat - A.D. 320
The balangay was a pre-Hispanic wooden watercraft believe to be used by early Malay settlers. Barangay, the smallest unit of government in the Philippines, was derived from these boats.
The balangay boats were discovered in the late 1970s in Butuan City, Agusan del Norte by archaeologists from the National Museum. There were actually nine balangays recovered in the province. The first balangay, now preserved and displayed in a site museum in Libertad, Butuan City, was radiocarbon tested and was dated at A.D. 320.
National Museum - Balangay Shrine, Brgy. Libertad, Butuan City, Agusan del Norte, Philippines