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    The document analyzes two sources that discuss the findings of Tabon Man, considered the earliest known human remains in the Philippines. William Henry Scott's work from 1984 is identified as the primary source, as it directly discusses the excavation of Tabon Cave and provides first-hand evidence about Tabon Man. Robert B. Fox's publication from 1970 is deemed the secondary source, as it references and revises information from Scott's work, relying on second-hand details rather than raw data from the original excavation. Scott is considered a more credible authority on Tabon Man since his publication presented direct evidence and findings from the excavation site.

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    The document analyzes two sources that discuss the findings of Tabon Man, considered the earliest known human remains in the Philippines. William Henry Scott's work from 1984 is identified as the primary source, as it directly discusses the excavation of Tabon Cave and provides first-hand evidence about Tabon Man. Robert B. Fox's publication from 1970 is deemed the secondary source, as it references and revises information from Scott's work, relying on second-hand details rather than raw data from the original excavation. Scott is considered a more credible authority on Tabon Man since his publication presented direct evidence and findings from the excavation site.

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    Angara, Caren Joy

    BSPT- 1B
    September 2, 2021

    Analysis: TABON MAN


    Read the excerpts below then do a comparative analysis.
    The following readings discuss the findings on the remains of what was then considered the
    earliest known human remains in the Philippines - Tabon Man.

     Robert B. Fox. The Tabon Caves: Archaeological Explorations and Excavations on


    Palawan Island Philippines (Manila, 1970) p. 40.

    Tabon Man - During the initial excavations of Tabon Cave, June and July, 1962,
    the scattered fossil bones of at least three individuals were excavated, including a
    large fragment of a frontal bone with the brows and portions of the nasal bones.
    These fossil bones were recovered towards the rear of the cave along the left wall.
    Unfortunately, the area in which the human fossil bones were discovered had
    been disturbed by Magapode birds. It was not possible in 1962 to establish the
    association of these bones with a specific flake assemblage. Although they were
    provisionally related to either Flake Assemblage II or III, subsequent excavations
    in the same area now strongly suggest that the fossil human bones were associated
    with Flake Assemblage III for only the flakes of this assemblage have been found
    to date in this area of the cave. The available data would suggest that Tabon Man
    may be dated from 22,000 to 24,000 years ago. But, only further excavations in
    the cave and chemical analysis of human and animal bones from disturbed and
    undisturbed levels in the cave will define the exact age of the human fossils.

    The fossil bones are those of Homo sapiens. These will form a separate
    study by a specialist which will be included in the final site report for Tabon
    Cave. It is important, however, because of a recent publication (Scott, 1969), that
    a preliminary study of the fossil bones of Tabon Man shows that it is above
    average in skull dimensions when compared to the modern Filipino. There is no
    evidence that Tabon Man was “… a less brainy individual… “[Scott (1969) 36].
    Moreover, Scott’s study includes many misstatements about the Tabon Caves,
    always the problem when writers work from “conversations.”

     William Henry Scott, Prehispanic Source Materials for the Study of Philippine History
    (Revised Edition) (Quezon City, 1984), pp. 14-15.

    Tabon Man - The earliest human skull remains known in the Philippines are the
    fossilized fragments of a skull and jawbone of three individuals who are
    collectively called “Tabon Man” after the place where they were found on the
    west coast of Palawan. Tabon Cave appears to be a kind of little Stone Age
    factory: both finished tools and waste cores and flakes have been found at four
    different levels in the main chamber. Charcoal left from cooking fires has been
    recovered from three of these assemblages and dated by C-14 to roughly 7,000
    B.C., 20,000 B.C., and 28,000 B.C. with an earlier level lying so far below these
    that it must represent Upper Pleistocene dates like 45 or 50 thousand years ago….
    Physical anthropologists who have examined the Tabon skullcap are agreed that it
    belonged to modern man - that is, Homo sapiens as distinguished from those mid
    - Pleistocene species nowadays called Homo erectus. Two experts have given the
    further opinion that the mandible is “Australian” in physical type, and that the
    skullcap measurements are mostly nearly like those of Ainus and Tasmanians.
    What this basically means is that Tabon Man was “pre - Mongoloid,” Mongoloid
    being the term anthropologists apply to the racial stock which entered Southeast
    Asia during the Holocene and absorbed earlier peoples to produce the modern
    Malay, Indonesian, Filipino, and Pacific peoples popularly - and unscientifically -
    called, “the brown race.” Tabon Man presumably belonged to one of those earlier
    peoples, but, if decently clothed in flesh, T-shirt, and blue jeans, might pass
    unnoticed in Quiapo today, whatever his facial features are concerned, nothing
    can be said about the color of his skin or hair, or the shape of his nose or eyes -
    except one thing: Tabon Man was not a Negrito.
    GUIDE QUESTIONS:
    a. Which is the primary source and the secondary source between the two readings?

    The Primary source in the two readings is William Henry Scott, Prehispanic Source
    Materials for the Study of Philippine History (Revised Edition) (Quezon City, 1984), pp. 14-15.
    which is the source of the writings that Robert B. Fox revised in his reading. While the
    Secondary source is Robert B. Fox. The Tabon Caves: Archaeological Explorations and
    Excavations on Palawan Island Philippines (Manila, 1970) p. 40.

    b. Do a credibility analysis of the sources. Who between the two authors is more credible to talk
    about the topic?
    The first reading topic provides second-hand information and supports the topic itself and
    also it has the reference from William Scott that is stated in the first reading which is being
    supported and some parts where revised, while the second reading provides the raw information
    and first-hand evidence and the source of materials are. The reading of Robert B. Fox provides
    direct evidence of what Tabon Man is. In the part where it was stated that Tabon Man is the
    earliest human skull remains known in the Philippines are the fossilized fragments of a skull and
    jawbone of three individuals who are collectively called “Tabon Man” after the place where
    they were found on the west coast of Palawan

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