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Filipinas Journal of the Philippine Studies Association, Inc., 2021
Places, Landscapes, and Identity
The Global Spanish Empire, 2020
Expansion Modeling and Dating the Ifugao Agricultural Terrace Systems Through Volumetric Analysis and Energetic Modeling
Under the Church Bell: Reducción and Control in Spanish Philippines
Landscape Modification and Social Change as Resistence among the Ifugao on the Borderlands of Spanish Philippines
Elite formation and wet-rice access in the northern Philippine highlands
International Journal of Asian Studies, 2020
East and Southeast Asia at the age of contact
The Routledge Handbook of Global Historical Archaeology, 2020
Indigenous peoples
Indigenous Peoples, Heritage and Landscape in the Asia Pacific, 2021
Recent radiocarbon determinations obtained from Ifugao agricultural terraces suggest later develo... more Recent radiocarbon determinations obtained from Ifugao agricultural terraces suggest later development of rice cultivation in the region. This information is combined with ethnohistoric reconstructions, ethnographic information, and landscape analysis to argue that wettaro cultivation is an earlier adaptive practice and an important component in the development of Ifugao agricultural system. In addition, the landscape context for the shift in agricultural practice is also presented. As part of a larger study, this article summarizes the probable expansion, and intensifi cation of Ifugao agricultural systems.
Hongan di Pa’ge
Indigenous Perspectives on Sacred Natural Sites, 2018
The Ifugao Archaeological Project, Philippines
Health and nutritional stress in Pericolonial Ifugao, Philippines
Faunal management and human-landscape interactions at Ifugao, Luzon, Philippines
An Examination of Anthropogenic Burning in Old Kiyyangan Village, Ifugao
The !fugao Archaeological Project (IAP) is a collaborative research between the Save the lfugao T... more The !fugao Archaeological Project (IAP) is a collaborative research between the Save the lfugao Terraces Movement {SlTMo), the University of Guam, the University of the Philippines, the National Museum of the Philippines, and the Local Government Units of lfugao. The IAP is community-led through SITMo, who has provided inputs toward the project goals. S\TMo is a local grassroots NGO whose primary goal is to develop preservation prograrns for the lfugao Rice Terraces, a UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed In 1991. However, the listing failed to encourage research on the history of this human-made la.ndscape. Both SITMo and the !AP are convi'nced that understanding the archaeology of the lfugao Rice Terraces will result in a well-rounded preservation program as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The IAP 2012 and 2013 field seasons provided the first archaeological documentation of an early lfugao village, as well as information on the antiquity of the lfu9ao Rice Terraces and the pale...
Climate change and subsistence shifts: Wet-rice agriculture in Ifugao, Philippines
Localizing the Narrative of Spanish Colonization in the Philippines
Landscape, Habitus, and Identity: A Comparative Study on the Agricultural Transition of Highland Indigenous Communities in the Philippines and Taiwan
Food production systems, agricultural landscapes, and the distribution and consumption of valued ... more Food production systems, agricultural landscapes, and the distribution and consumption of valued products often reflect social dynamics. They are also a manifestation of the way societies decide on how to respond to environmental pressures. Using Ifugao (Philippines) and Tayal (Taiwan), two Indigenous Communities in highland Philippines and Taiwan as examples, this article aims to reveal the social ecological meanings of maintaining and revitalizing ritual crops in contemporary capitalist world. Adopting the methods of literature review, ethnographic study, and case study, the authors: 1) explain how the ecology, labor investment, social organization, and belief system made agricultural landscape an agro-cultural complex; 2) trace the landscape transition in the process of colonization and modernization; and 3) address recent efforts to revitalize the ritual crops in the landscape of both cases. By comparing these experiences, the authors point out the importance of continuous enactment and representation of traditions. With these efforts, the communal identities are sustained, and the alternative models of economy are made possible. In the end, the authors propose a dynamic view of landscape and make further suggestions for landscape conservation. Luzon Island of the Philippines is approximately three times the size of Taiwan and is located 300 km south of the smaller nation.
Filipinas Journal of the Philippine Studies Association, Inc., 2021
Places, Landscapes, and Identity
The Global Spanish Empire, 2020
Expansion Modeling and Dating the Ifugao Agricultural Terrace Systems Through Volumetric Analysis and Energetic Modeling
Under the Church Bell: Reducción and Control in Spanish Philippines
Landscape Modification and Social Change as Resistence among the Ifugao on the Borderlands of Spanish Philippines
Elite formation and wet-rice access in the northern Philippine highlands
International Journal of Asian Studies, 2020
East and Southeast Asia at the age of contact
The Routledge Handbook of Global Historical Archaeology, 2020
Indigenous peoples
Indigenous Peoples, Heritage and Landscape in the Asia Pacific, 2021
Recent radiocarbon determinations obtained from Ifugao agricultural terraces suggest later develo... more Recent radiocarbon determinations obtained from Ifugao agricultural terraces suggest later development of rice cultivation in the region. This information is combined with ethnohistoric reconstructions, ethnographic information, and landscape analysis to argue that wettaro cultivation is an earlier adaptive practice and an important component in the development of Ifugao agricultural system. In addition, the landscape context for the shift in agricultural practice is also presented. As part of a larger study, this article summarizes the probable expansion, and intensifi cation of Ifugao agricultural systems.
Hongan di Pa’ge
Indigenous Perspectives on Sacred Natural Sites, 2018
The Ifugao Archaeological Project, Philippines
Health and nutritional stress in Pericolonial Ifugao, Philippines
Faunal management and human-landscape interactions at Ifugao, Luzon, Philippines
An Examination of Anthropogenic Burning in Old Kiyyangan Village, Ifugao
The !fugao Archaeological Project (IAP) is a collaborative research between the Save the lfugao T... more The !fugao Archaeological Project (IAP) is a collaborative research between the Save the lfugao Terraces Movement {SlTMo), the University of Guam, the University of the Philippines, the National Museum of the Philippines, and the Local Government Units of lfugao. The IAP is community-led through SITMo, who has provided inputs toward the project goals. S\TMo is a local grassroots NGO whose primary goal is to develop preservation prograrns for the lfugao Rice Terraces, a UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed In 1991. However, the listing failed to encourage research on the history of this human-made la.ndscape. Both SITMo and the !AP are convi'nced that understanding the archaeology of the lfugao Rice Terraces will result in a well-rounded preservation program as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The IAP 2012 and 2013 field seasons provided the first archaeological documentation of an early lfugao village, as well as information on the antiquity of the lfu9ao Rice Terraces and the pale...
Climate change and subsistence shifts: Wet-rice agriculture in Ifugao, Philippines
Localizing the Narrative of Spanish Colonization in the Philippines
Landscape, Habitus, and Identity: A Comparative Study on the Agricultural Transition of Highland Indigenous Communities in the Philippines and Taiwan
Food production systems, agricultural landscapes, and the distribution and consumption of valued ... more Food production systems, agricultural landscapes, and the distribution and consumption of valued products often reflect social dynamics. They are also a manifestation of the way societies decide on how to respond to environmental pressures. Using Ifugao (Philippines) and Tayal (Taiwan), two Indigenous Communities in highland Philippines and Taiwan as examples, this article aims to reveal the social ecological meanings of maintaining and revitalizing ritual crops in contemporary capitalist world. Adopting the methods of literature review, ethnographic study, and case study, the authors: 1) explain how the ecology, labor investment, social organization, and belief system made agricultural landscape an agro-cultural complex; 2) trace the landscape transition in the process of colonization and modernization; and 3) address recent efforts to revitalize the ritual crops in the landscape of both cases. By comparing these experiences, the authors point out the importance of continuous enactment and representation of traditions. With these efforts, the communal identities are sustained, and the alternative models of economy are made possible. In the end, the authors propose a dynamic view of landscape and make further suggestions for landscape conservation. Luzon Island of the Philippines is approximately three times the size of Taiwan and is located 300 km south of the smaller nation.