Waves of Migration
WAVES OF MIGRATION
1. The Negritos * first people to come to the Philippines * also called Atis or Aetas * They came across land bridges from mainland Asia about 25,000 years ago. * Philippines then, was connected to Asia by land bridges which later sank below the sea * very small people, less than 5 feet tall * Were called "Negritos" because they had black skin, short kinky hair, thick lips, and black noses. * they wore little clothing * had no government * no writing * no permanent homes * They wandered in the forests and lived by hunting, fishing, and gathering wild plants and fruits. * Used bow and arrow for hunting.
2. The Indonesians According to the migration theory, Indonesians were the first immigrants to come by sea to the Philippines, about 5,000 years ago.
2 types of Indonesians: 1. tall, with light skin, large forehead, high nose and thin lips 2. Shorter and darker, with large nose, thick lips and heavy jaw. * They were more advance than negritos. * they lived in permanent homes * used fires to cook their food * Lived by hunting, fishing, and small farming. * They painted their bodies with colorful figures.
Ages after the Negritos arrived in the county, another group of Asiatic people came over. There were the seafaring Indonesians who sailed on boats to the Philippines from lands farther west in Southeast Asia. They belong to the Mongoloid race with some Caucasoid features. Unlike the Negritos, they are tall, their height ranging from five and a half feet to sex feet two inches.
They reached the Philippines in two main waves of migration, the first coming about 3,000 years ago. The Indonesians who came in the first migratory wave were called Indonesian Type A. They were tall and slender, with relatively light complexion, thin lips and face, a high aquiline nose, a broad and
1. The Negritos * first people to come to the Philippines * also called Atis or Aetas * They came across land bridges from mainland Asia about 25,000 years ago. * Philippines then, was connected to Asia by land bridges which later sank below the sea * very small people, less than 5 feet tall * Were called "Negritos" because they had black skin, short kinky hair, thick lips, and black noses. * they wore little clothing * had no government * no writing * no permanent homes * They wandered in the forests and lived by hunting, fishing, and gathering wild plants and fruits. * Used bow and arrow for hunting.
2. The Indonesians According to the migration theory, Indonesians were the first immigrants to come by sea to the Philippines, about 5,000 years ago.
2 types of Indonesians: 1. tall, with light skin, large forehead, high nose and thin lips 2. Shorter and darker, with large nose, thick lips and heavy jaw. * They were more advance than negritos. * they lived in permanent homes * used fires to cook their food * Lived by hunting, fishing, and small farming. * They painted their bodies with colorful figures.
Ages after the Negritos arrived in the county, another group of Asiatic people came over. There were the seafaring Indonesians who sailed on boats to the Philippines from lands farther west in Southeast Asia. They belong to the Mongoloid race with some Caucasoid features. Unlike the Negritos, they are tall, their height ranging from five and a half feet to sex feet two inches.
They reached the Philippines in two main waves of migration, the first coming about 3,000 years ago. The Indonesians who came in the first migratory wave were called Indonesian Type A. They were tall and slender, with relatively light complexion, thin lips and face, a high aquiline nose, a broad and