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Ayub cave na ngayon ay pinol cave at ito ang binang saban na pinaka mahalagang kweba sa mindanao at mismong mga

resedente na rin ang nagsabi na kapag pumupunta sila dito at nanatili ay gumagaling sila bukod doon ay naging sagrarado din ito dahil dito matatagpuan nag maraming artefacts (maitum jars) . ayon sa mga ay walang nag babantay ditong mga gwardya ang mga resedente lang sa tabi ng kweba ang nagbabantay dito . at sa katabi nitong cave na sagal cave ay may matatagpuan ding ilang piraso ng maitum jars at buto ng hayop . ang maitum jars ay In 1991, archeologists discovered anthropomorphic secondary burial jars in Ayub Cave, Piol. Maitum, Sarangani Province, in Mindanao, Philippines. Since this sensational finding, a number of archaeological excavations were conducted to recover these important artifacts. These excavation projects were either government or privately sponsored. These burial jars are made of earthenware and characterized by their design and form that looks like or suggests human figures with complete or partial facial characteristics. These are earthenware potteries with incisions and cut-out foot-rings. These humanlike forms were associated with metal implements like bracelets. Some jars are decorated with glass beads and shell scoop, spoon, and pendants. Among the anthropomorphic vessels are plain non-anthropomorphic burial jars. According to scientists, these secondary burial jars date back to the Metal Age. The artifacts were dated to 830 +/-60 B.P. (by a calibrated date of AD 70 to 370) and 1920 +/- 50 B.P. (by a calibrated date of 5 BC to 225 AD). Scientists determined the age of the jars by doing radiocarbon date tests on the soot samples taken from a small earthenware vessel. This small vessel was found inside one of the larger burial jar.

Ang mga banga ng ating mga ninuno ay simbolo ng kanilang paniniwala sa kabilang buhay at ng kanilang pagka-unawa sa kapaligirang kanilang ginagalawan. Dito rin nasasalamin ang galing nila sa larangan ng sining. Narito ang mga importanteng banga sa kasaysayan ng Pilipinas: Bangang Maitum. Ang banga ng Maitum ay isang sisidlang inilaan sa ikalawang paglilibing [secondary burial]. Ito ay hugis tao na may kumpletong hugis ng mukha. Napapalamutian din ito ng mga pulseras na metal, kutsara at iba pa. Natagpuan ito noong 1991 ng mga arkeyologo sa Ayub Cave sa Maitum, Saranggani. Ayon sa carbon dating method, ang tanda ng nasabing banga ay mula 5 B.C. hanggang 370 A.D.

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