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What is fossilized balangay?

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Any time something very ancient is excavated, it can teach us about our history. If you are Filipino, the 1976 discovery of a fossilized boat, called a balangay, which was found in the city of Butuan, in northeastern Mindanao, should interest you. (Other similar boats were also discovered in the late 1970s, and they can be seen in museums.) The first discovery of a fossilized balangay revealed a boat which some scholars date to as far back as the year 320. The fossilized balangay is proof of a culture that knew how to navigate: it was a society that built and used these boats, which were made from hollowed out planks of wood. The typical balangay (the word means "sailing boat") was used for fishing, travel, trade, even battle.

The balangay is thus a link with the Filipino past and it shows how important marine navigation was-- so important that the word "balangay" has survived even today. For example, the Balangay Festival is a joyful event that commemorates the settling of what became the Philippines. The word also survives in "barangay," referring to a unit administered by the government-- perhaps a village or a town. Some scholars believe that the word barangay was named because to use a balangay required cooperation and teamwork, which is also needed in the successful governing of a small village or town.

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Any time something very ancient is excavated, it can teach us about our history. If you are Filipino, the 1976 discovery of a fossilized boat, called a balangay, which was found in the city of Butuan, in northeastern Mindanao, should interest you. (Other similar boats were also discovered in the late 1970s, and they can be seen in museums.) The first discovery of a fossilized balangay revealed a boat which some scholars date to as far back as the year 320. The fossilized balangay is proof of a culture that knew how to navigate: it was a society that built and used these boats, which were made from hollowed out planks of wood. The typical balangay (the word means "sailing boat") was used for fishing, travel, trade, even battle.

The balangay is thus a link with the Filipino past and it shows how important marine navigation was-- so important that the word "balangay" has survived even today. For example, the Balangay Festival is a joyful event that commemorates the settling of what became the Philippines. The word also survives in "barangay," referring to a unit administered by the government-- perhaps a village or a town. Some scholars believe that the word barangay was named because to use a balangay required cooperation and teamwork, which is also needed in the successful governing of a small village or town.

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a fossilized balangay a long sailing vessel use commonly in southeast Asian region in the pre-spanish era.

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a fossilized balangay is a preserved long sailing vessel in early seventies .

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