The Kalanay Cave is a small cave located on the island of Masbate in the central Philippines . The cave is located specifically at the northwest coast of the island within the municipality of Aroroy . The artifacts recovered from the site were similar to those found to the Sa Huynh culture of Southern Vietnam . The site is part of the "Sa Huynh-Kalanay Interaction Sphere" which was an Iron Age maritime trading network associated with the Austronesian peoples of the Philippines, Vietnam, Taiwan , as well as most of northeastern Borneo and Southern Thailand . The type of pottery found in the site were dated 400 BC to AD 1500. The "Sa Huynh-Kalanay Interaction Sphere" is characterized by a remarkable continuity in trade goods, including decorated pottery and double-headed pendants and earrings known as lingling-o .
8-573: Examination of some pottery from the Carl E. Guthe Collection developed the idea of the Kalanay pottery complex. The cave was first excavated in 1951 and considerable disturbances were noted pre-excavation. In 1935, there was an earthquake which led to portions of the cave's roof to fall down and pottery scattered around the cave. Excavation of the site was finished in 1953. The pottery excavated from
16-684: The University of Michigan. Alfred Kidder Guthe (1920–1983) specialised in the archaeology of the US eastern seaboard, and became director of the Frank H. McClung museum at U Tennessee. Guthe graduated from the University of Michigan in 1914. He went on to receive two degrees in anthropology from Harvard University – an M.A. in 1915 and a Ph.D. in 1917. Guthe assisted Alfred Kidder with his excavations at Pecos, New Mexico : their efforts to ship
24-472: The seven stone artifacts were polished. The glass artifact is a portion of a blue glass bead. Iron and bronze artifacts were found in the site. The iron artifacts excavated were probably used as weapons. There were also skeletal remains found in the site but due to their fragmentary condition, not much information was obtained. Carl E. Guthe Carl Eugen Guthe (June 1, 1893 – July 24, 1974)
32-426: The site was divided into varieties, Kalanay and Bagupantao pottery. The pottery also showed great variations in size, shape and decoration. Some of which are plain, while some are incised with tools. Common decoration patterns found around the neck of the pottery are curvilinear scrolls, rectangular meanders, triangles, etc. The paste used for the Kalanay pottery was of typical blackish gray color while Bagupantao pottery
40-541: The skeletons found there to the Peabody Museum at Harvard resulted in their being suspected of espionage . He became the first anthropologist hired at the University of Michigan, the first chair of anthropology there, and the first director of the school's new Museum of Anthropology in 1928. He also headed an archaeological expedition to the Philippines, which was used to supply exhibits to the museum. He left
48-625: The university in 1944 to take up the appointment as director of the New York State Museum . He created the Society for American Archaeology and began publishing the American Antiquity journal. Carl Guthe went to several locations in the Philippines to look for archaeological evidence. There are 485 sites represented in the total collection, 120 caves, 134 burial grounds and 231 graves. These artifacts are on display at
56-557: Was an American academic and anthropologist, son of Karl Eugen Guthe , Professor of Physics and Dean of the Graduate Department of the University of Michigan , and Clara Belle née Ware of Grand Rapids, Mich. Guthe married Grace Ethel (née McDonald) 12 September 1916 in Wayne, MI and they had three sons: Karl Frederick, Alfred Kidder, and James. Karl Frederick Guthe (1919–1994) was professor emeritus of biological sciences at
64-406: Was of red-brown and was much finer than in Kalanay. Though after microscopic inspection, their paste are fundamentally the same. Most of the jars were probably for storage or cooking and some were used as ritual bowls. There are several interpretations for the relationship of Kalanay and Bagupantao pottery: Other artifacts found in the cave were stone, shell, glass and metal artifacts. Two out of
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