The team was able to discover twenty-one archaeological
sites. The following is the list of archaeological sites discovered in
Barangay Lumbia with their respective area and museum site codes, location,
property owner, description of the site, description of the soil, soil
type and surface finds:
A. Macahambus I Cave
Code |
X-91-T3 |
| Location |
Sitio Kabula |
| Map coordinates |
N-S 8° 22 ' 30
E-W 124° 38 ' 30 |
| Property owner |
Department of Tourism |
| Tenant |
Tourism employee |
| Elevation |
129 m |
| Geographical features |
Cave site situated in the east side of the National Road and on
the west side of Cagayan River; with two mouths covered with ornamental
plants |
| Chambers |
1 |
2 |
|
|
maximum length |
34.4 m |
20.1 m |
|
|
maximum height |
12 m |
3.8 m |
|
|
maximum width |
8 m |
3 m |
|
|
| Cave
openings |
A |
B |
|
|
| maximum
height |
5 m |
3.8 m |
|
|
| maximum
width |
4.8 m |
2.8 m |
|
|
| orientation |
N215° W |
N45° W |
|
|
| Soil |
Sandy loam; floor area
was altered and cemented; disturbed by pot hunters. |
| Surface finds |
Reported
potteries |
| |
|
B. Macahambus II Cave
Code |
X-91-U3 |
| Location |
Sitio Kabula |
| Map coordinates |
N-S 8° 22 ' 30
E-W 124° 36 ' 30 |
| Property owner |
Department of Tourism |
| Tenant |
Tourism employee |
| Elevation |
129 m |
| Geographical features |
Cave site situated in a large gorge on the west side of the National
Road; covered with wild vines and shrubs, a large spring is found
within the land formation emanating from one of the rockshelters
in the gorge and passes through the lower portion of the cave |
| Cave dimensions |
|
maximum length |
40 m |
maximum height |
30 m |
maximum width |
21 m |
| Cave
openings |
|
| maximum
height |
30 m |
| maximum
width |
21 m |
| orientation |
S115° E |
| Soil |
Clay loam; altered for tourism purposes. |
| Surface finds |
Test pit excavation might
yield artififacts of paleolithic or neolithic industry. |
|
