historical archaeological proposal of las pinas salt beds
HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY ON LAS PINAS SALT BEDS (IRASAN)
Marie Kristel A. Gabawa
University of the Philippines Diliman
Abstract
The paper aims to recommend the excavation of the site that previously held the salt-making industry in Las Piñas. The site is situated near the coastal line of Manila Bay which played an tremendous role in the Manila-Acapulco Galleon Trade during the 16th to 19th century. To be able to appropriate this task, the paper will provide historical background, present conditions, and site proposal to yield the possibility of excavation. This is to determine the role and ownership of Las Pinas salt beds during the 18th - 19th century which will give light on the industrial progress of Las Pinas during colonial times. This paper will be using the history and interactions of past and present of salt beds as a primary source.
Project description & summary
The researcher proposes to conduct an archaeological site examination at Barangay Pulanglupa
Uno, Bernabe Compound, Las Pinas City, located at the northwest border of Manila Bay. The site was a location to a 2-hectare (approx) of salt beds during the 16th - 19th century. According to the Las Pinas City website1, the location of where Las Pinas is at was a fishing village by which one produce is the salt. Salt were solar-dried in clay tiles or gibak that were shipped all the way from Vigan so that the salt would not touch the ground.
The site is currently built mostly with residential structures with a number of commercial establishments. The northwest side of the salt beds is the current Las Piñas Dump Site, and the south and southeastern sides are composed of residential/commercial area. First, this would necessitate an approval from the government of Las Pinas to do excavation especially that the surrounding site is a stable human settlement. There is also a need to formulate plans on the relocation of these settlements for the time of excavation. Second, a feasibility
Marie Kristel A. Gabawa
University of the Philippines Diliman
Abstract
The paper aims to recommend the excavation of the site that previously held the salt-making industry in Las Piñas. The site is situated near the coastal line of Manila Bay which played an tremendous role in the Manila-Acapulco Galleon Trade during the 16th to 19th century. To be able to appropriate this task, the paper will provide historical background, present conditions, and site proposal to yield the possibility of excavation. This is to determine the role and ownership of Las Pinas salt beds during the 18th - 19th century which will give light on the industrial progress of Las Pinas during colonial times. This paper will be using the history and interactions of past and present of salt beds as a primary source.
Project description & summary
The researcher proposes to conduct an archaeological site examination at Barangay Pulanglupa
Uno, Bernabe Compound, Las Pinas City, located at the northwest border of Manila Bay. The site was a location to a 2-hectare (approx) of salt beds during the 16th - 19th century. According to the Las Pinas City website1, the location of where Las Pinas is at was a fishing village by which one produce is the salt. Salt were solar-dried in clay tiles or gibak that were shipped all the way from Vigan so that the salt would not touch the ground.
The site is currently built mostly with residential structures with a number of commercial establishments. The northwest side of the salt beds is the current Las Piñas Dump Site, and the south and southeastern sides are composed of residential/commercial area. First, this would necessitate an approval from the government of Las Pinas to do excavation especially that the surrounding site is a stable human settlement. There is also a need to formulate plans on the relocation of these settlements for the time of excavation. Second, a feasibility