Old Kiyyangan Village

Old Kiyyangan Village
Old Kiyyangan Village is located in Luzon
Old Kiyyangan Village
Location in Luzon
Old Kiyyangan Village is located in Philippines
Old Kiyyangan Village
Location in the Philippines
LocationIfugao, Philippines
RegionCordillera
Coordinates16°46′21″N 121°02′06″E / 16.772589°N 121.035004°E / 16.772589; 121.035004
TypeSettlement
History
CulturesIfugao

Old Kiyyangan Village (OKV) is an archeological site in the Lazo highlands in the province of Ifugao in the Cordillera Administrative Region of the Philippines. The importance of this site is the presence of the Ifugao people and culture as the first inhabitants in the valley, who also represent one of the major indigenous Filipino societies for rice cultivation. This site is surrounded by rice terraces used for agricultural practices and remain heavily debated as to when and how recent these terraces formed.[1] Artifacts found at this site suggest a strong influence of Christianity, mortuary rituals, and a system that defined social status according to the accumulation of various beads and ceramics.[2]

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