In case you don’t know it yet, there is an archaeological site in the Municipality of Alubijid, Misamis Oriental. The University of the Philippines – School of Archaeology (UPSA) has been conducting excavation at the Calumat Open Site which is presumed to be the site of an old settlement. UPSA Associate Professor and Kagay-anon archeologist Dr. Leee Neri has been leading the work which has so far yielded several artifacts that date back to 3000 BC.
Based on the 2019 archaeological excavation conducted by the University of the Philippines – Archaeological Studies Program, the Calumat Open Site, which is situated on top of a hill, may have been occupied as early as the Neolithic period (ca. 3000 BC) until the coming of the European Recollect missionary in 1622. Read the abstract below.
Download the result of the study “Archaeology of Calumat Open Site: Dating the Burial and its Archaeological Implication”
Below are several artifacts found at the site (screenshots).
Calumat Alubijid 2023 Field School
The fieldschoolers led by Dr. Leee Anthony M. Neri recently conducted an on-site exhibit to the community of Alubijid, Misamis Oriental with the theme “Unraveling Alubijid Heritage through Community Interaction and Local Exhibition.” All photos below courtesy of UP School of Archaeology.
Meanwhile, Cagayan de Oro City 2nd District Rep. Rufus Rodriguez visited the site which he plans to develop for tourism. Accordingly, he will fund the cementing of the road and the establishment of a stairway with railings to the site, which he will turn over to the Municipality of Alubijid once completed. The Municipal Government of Alubijid are reportedly closely coordinating with the lot owners for the purchase of the lot for development.
The Calumat Spanish Structure is one of the historical sites included in the Historical Trail of Cagayan de Oro – Misamis Oriental – Camiguin of the Congressional Historical Committee of Cong. Rufus Rodriguez. Browse more photos below courtesy of Rep. Rufus B Rodriguez.
