Important discoveries with regard to the pre-historic past of the Philippine islands have been made by an archaeological expedition headed by Dr. Carl E. Guthe, according to a report received to-day at the University of Michigan, 'Dr. Guthe hints strongly for the first time that Chinese formerly inhabited the island, a conclusion which he says is substantiated by the deposits uncarthed by him' during the last year.
Material so far discovered in-eludes hundreds of pieces of pottery, broken and unbroken, much of it of the Ming period, some Tang, some Sung, and much yee to be identified. There also have been found human bones, chip-stone and iron implements and weapons, copper and bronze articles, gold inlaid jtecth and gold, shell, coral, glass and stone ornaments, Dr. Guthe values several of the articles ab many thousands of dollars each, apart from their scientific value. They become the property of the University and will be brought here, giving the schoo] the only collection of its kind in the world.—Reuter.
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