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. Gisok I Cave (Plate 11)
Code |
X-91-T2 |
| Location |
Sitio Gisok |
| Map coordinates |
N-S 8° 25 ' 15
E-W 124° 37 ' 5 |
| Property owner |
Congresswoman Liling
Roa |
| Tenant |
None |
| Elevation |
5 meters from Cagayan
River |
Geographical features
 |
Multi-chambered cave situated in the east side of Cagayan River;
patches of dipterocarp forests were found outside the cave. |
| Main chamber dimension |
maximum length |
38.6
m |
maximum height |
3.7
m |
maximum width |
6.9
m |
| Cave dimensions |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
maximum height |
4.4
m |
2.6
m |
3.1
m |
2.2
m |
2.7
m |
maximum width |
7 m |
4.3
m |
2.8
m |
4.7
m |
2.9
m |
orientation |
S135°
E |
S140°
W |
S260°
W |
S230°
W |
S235°
W |
| Soil |
Sandy loam; partially
disturbed in the inner chamber. |
| Surface finds |
Pottery sherds |
B. Gisok II Cave
Code |
X-91-W2 |
| Location |
Sitio Gisok, Walas, Imbatog |
| Map coordinates |
N-S 8°25 ' 15
E-W 124° 37 ' 5 |
| Property owner |
Congresswoman Liling
Roa |
| Tenant |
None |
| Elevation |
5 meters from Cagayan
River |
Geographical features
|
Cave with 2 openings, situtated in the east side of Cagayan River;
cave mouths covered with shrubs, vines and climbing plants |
| Cave dimension |
|
maximum length |
27 + m |
maximum height |
6 m |
maximum width |
6 m |
| Cave openings |
A |
B |
maximum height |
5.3 m |
3.9 m |
maximum width |
5.2 m |
4.5 m |
orientation |
N305° W |
S240° W |
| Soil |
Sandy; eroded, probably
due to the action of Cagayan River when it overflows |
| Surface finds |
Pottery sherds
and freshwater snails (NERITIDAE, THIARIDAE), andesite cobble |
C. Bantiles Cave
Code |
X-91-W2 |
| Location |
Sitio Gisok, Walas, Imbatog |
| Map coordinates |
N-S 8°25 ' 15
E-W 124° 37 ' 20 |
| Property owner |
Congresswoman Liling
Roa |
| Tenant |
None |
| Elevation |
70 m |
Geographical features
|
Cave site in the east side of Cagayan River; dipterocarp forest,
shrubs and vines were found on the mouth of the cave |
| Cave dimension |
main chamber |
ante chamber |
maximum length |
27 + m |
12.5 m |
maximum height |
6 m |
5 m |
maximum width |
6 m |
4.6 m |
| Cave opening |
|
|
maximum height |
2 m |
|
maximum width |
2 m |
|
orientation |
N315° W |
N40° E |
| Soil |
Loam-clay;
partially disturbed |
| Surface finds |
Pottery sherds
(reported) |
D. Gisok Open Site
Code |
X-91-F3 |
| Location |
Sitio Gisok |
| Map coordinates |
N-S 8° 25 ' 10
E-W 124° 37 ' 15 |
| Property owner |
Congresswoman Liling
Roa |
| Tenant |
Alfredo Ebuna/Eduardo
Bacarro |
| Elevation |
80 m |
Geographical
features
|
Cultivated area on top
of a plateau situated on the east side of Cagayan River; planted with
corn, coconut and banana |
| Soil |
Loam; cultivated, disturbed |
| Surface
finds |
Pottery sherds with stamped
designs (circle); blue-and-white porcelain fragment; Ming stoneware
jar fragments with incised wavy lines around the shoulder and yellowish
-brown glaze, probably Guangdong ware (Song Period) (Plate 12); pottery
sherds with designs; stoneware sherds with gray glaze, probably Yuan
or Early Ming - 14th century AD; blu -and-white sherds with dark brown
underglazed design (late Ming - 17th century AD); blue-and-white sherd
(Ming dynasty - 16th century AD); blue-and-white (Ming Type) with
blue underglazed design (16th century AD - late Ming); stoneware sherd
(probably Yuan type - early Ming - 14th century AD). |
End of Results
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[STUDY AREA] [METHODOLOGY]
[RESULTS] [DISCUSSION
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[ACKNOWLEDGMENTS] |
