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The Binalot Talks (formerly Brown Bag Talks) are held every Wednesday, 12pm to 1 pm at Albert Hall Seminar Room 2 of the UP School of Archaeology .
We tackle everything and anything archaeological, and then some!
We started the Binalot Talks at the then ASP (Archaeological Studies Program) in 2003 to regularize the informal talks organized for the benefit of the ASP community. We believe that this format of interaction is effective in allowing people from various backgrounds to communicate, and for research interests to be aired. We have managed to create better links with other disciplines in the university, provide a venue for visiting scholars, widen our horizon of interest and start collaborative research with people outside the UP School of Archaeology.
The talk is open to the public and because of its regularity, we have developed an audience of people who travel to Albert Hall from as far as Makati and Manila just to attend. The environment is a relaxed one and the audience is very diverse.
We post announcements of upcoming talks through our events page and Facebook page  and weekly announcements are posted at the homepage: https://archaeology.upd.edu.ph
 
Some of our past talks are also available at youtube.

Binalot Talks

2008

Title Speakers Date
The Commodification of Coffins in Sto Tomas, Pampanga Rose Dizon 16-January
Buried in Style: A glimpse of Manila cemeteries Tara Reyes. Jessica Peña and Charlene Manese 30-January
Too many species, so little time: Documenting the botanical riches of the Philippines Leonard Co 06-February
The Archaeology of Pigs and People in Southeast Asia Phil Piper 13-February
The Early Pleistocene of Europe Thru the Evidence from Atapuerca Robert Sala 20-February
Indigenous Approaches Utilized by Parents and Educators in Addressing the Needs of Intellectually Superior Filipino Children Aged 4 to 9 years old Rhoda Myra Garces-Bacsal 27-February
Possibilities and Challenges of Community Museums: The Case of Balay ni Tan Juan in Bago City, Negros Occidental Cecille de la Paz 05-March
Laguna de Bay Precipitation Trends in the Last 4000 Years Peter Zamora 12-March
Revisiting Maitum Pots: The Sagel Cave Nida Cuevas and Sandy de Leon 18-June
Kapangyarihan ni Apo: A look into the Significance of Bones in Secondary Burial Practices of the Ifugao and Kankanay Tara Reyes 25-June
Music Archaeology in Asia: Selected Topics and Perspectives Arsenio Nicolas 02-July
The Kingdom of Sri Vijaya in the 9th Century: An Expanded View Cynthia Valdes 09-July
Thoughts on the Materiality of History Maris Diokno 16-July
The Potentials of Metal Detecting for the Practice of Philippine Archaeology Douglas Wong 23-July
An Archaeology of Seas? A Graph Theoretic Analysis of Interaction in the Visayan Landscape Cyril Calusay 30-July
The Quest of Early Man in the Philippines: Excavation and Exploration of Solana and Enrile Municipalities in Cagayan Valley Sheldon Clyde Jago-on 06-August
Different Meanings of Calatagan Grace Barretto-Tesoro 13-August
The Oriental and Occidental Concept of the Body Naohiko Umekawa 03-September
Why We Need A Pinoy Ecological History Benjamin Vallejo 17-September
Bead Type Collection in Philippine Archaeological Context Rey Santiago and Pauline Basilia 24-September
Who's Afraid of Climate Change? Perry Ong 08-October
The ancient giant clam shells from Balobok Rockshelter, Philippines as potential recorders of environmental changes:
A diagenesis assessment and sclerochronology study		 Pamela Faylona 19-November
Contextualizing the Banaue Trip Michael James Herrera and Michelle Eusebio 25-November
Future Visions, Past Revisions: Science Fiction and Fantasy in the Philippines Emil Flores 03-December
The Epistemology of Modern Filipino Revolts Patricio Mangubat 09-December

2009

Title Speakers Date
Gongs, Bells and Cymbals: The archaeological record in maritime Asia from the 10th to the 16th CE Arsenio Nicolas 14-January
Trauma, everyday politics and the affective turn in the visual arts May Datuin 21-January
Philosophy of Science and Bird-Watching Jerry Devilla 28-January
Socially Engaged Songs in Asia Jess Santiago 04-February
Some insight from the excavation of Dewil Valley, El Nido, Palawan Victor Paz 11-February
Mathematics and Beauty Marian Roque 18-February
Human Adaptation to Cold Climates: The Experience in Ancient Hokkaido, Japan Marc Oxenham 25-February
Re-establishing the Military Museum of the Philippines Jose Custodio 04-March
Inventions and Innovations Bonifacio Comandante 11-March
Batangas. Again? New sites, new perspectives, new agenda Grace Barretto-Tesoro 18-March
Views on the Mentality of 21st Century Island Southeast Asia Archaeology Practice Victor Paz 10-June
Insights on Bikol Archaeology Through Bikol Museums Andrea Malaya M. Ragragio 17-June
Creating Subjectivities: Tales from the Field Nelson Nava Turgo 24-June
Recipes for an Archaeology of the Gastronomic Jack Medrana 01-July
Excavation of a Jar Burial Site in the Bondoc Peninsula: Results of the Joint-Up Archaeological Studies Program and Australian National University 2008 Field School Victor Paz and Aya Ragragio 08-July
Tom Harrisson: The Barefoot Anthropologist (BBC showing with commentaries) commentaries from Wilhelm Solheim II and Philip Piper 15-July
Pottery Among the Dai and Wa People of Southwest China William Longacre 22-July
Heritage, Historical Education and the Public Schools Lino Dizon 29-July
All the Things We Cannot Articulate: Leprosy, Archives and Commemoration (cancelled) Ricardo Punzalan 05-August
Limokon: The world and art of Boy Dominguez Federico "Boy" Dominguez 12-August
The Flinders University Underwater Cultural Heritage Management Course: Experiences and Insights Gay Lacsina 19-August
Up Against the Wall:Graffiti Writing as an Artistic Practice in UP, Diliman Antares Gomez B. 26-August
Tomas Agulto at ang Hari ng Panulaang Tagalog Tomas Agulto 02-September
Cory Aquino and her contributions to Philippine archaeology William Longacre 09-September
Remnants: Collecting the Past Preliminary analysis of ceramic and metal artifacts found at Pinagbayanan, San Juan, Batangas Kristyn Maguire and Kat Manalo 16-September
Scandals as objects of exchange and circulation in the Philippine context Maria Mangahas 23-September
Pottery Production in Talalang, Kalinga Edwin Valientes 30-September
Lake Hume Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Study: Archaeological Survey of the Goulburn-Murray River Armand Mijares 11-November
Similar but different:An update on the Ille earthenware Yvette Balbaligo 18-November
The Making of the Living Heritage of Philippine Indigenous Peoples Benjamin Abadiano 25-November
Tonal Geography of the Provinces of Central Thailand Kritsana Athapanyawanit-Canilao 02-December
Updates on Irish Archaeology Kim Rice 09-December
Canarium in Terminal Pleistocene to Holocene Philippines: Implications of Ancient Plant Use Jane Carlos 16-December

2010

Title Speakers Date
Amorsolo on Amorsolo: A Personal View on the Art of Fernando Amorsolo Don Amorsolo 06-January
Baybayin Script on the Manunggul Jar? Bonifacio Comandante 13-January
Obsidian and its Regional Distribution Leee Neri 20-January
Briefing Presentation on the National Defense College of the Philippines Chester Cabalza 27-January
The World of Patis Tesoro Patis Tesoro 03-January
Mitigating Traffic Congestion and Accidents in an Intersection Mark de Guzman 10-February
Change and Obsolescence in the Music of the Ifugao: A work in progress Fredeliza Campos 17-February
The Mind Museum in Taguig: The Philippines' first world-class science museum Carol Pobre 24-February
Risks and Rewards in Research: Roaming Manila Norma I. Alarcon 03-March
Reinterpreting Stone Boat Shaped Burial Markers Victor Paz 10-March
Underwater Archaeology in Malaysia Adi Haji Taha 17-March
Where is the Neolithic in Ille Cave, Palawan? Vito Hernandez 24-March
Introduction to Preventive Conservation Suzanna Edwards 16-June
The 67K Callao Foot bone: Implications for Early dispersal in Southeast Asia Armand Salvador Mijares 23-June
Taro (Colocasia esculenta) in Southeast Asia and the Pacific: a widespread history of domestication? Peter J. Matthews 07-July
Results of the 2009-2010 UP ASP Fieldschool Grace Barretto-Tesoro 21-July
Pag-Abyad sa Altaran: Maintaining the Rice Terraces in Tayabas, Quezon Province, Southern Tagalog Region, Philippines Kathleen Tantuico 28-July
The Archaeology of Joey Ayala Joey Ayala 04-August
Turbulence and Some Philosophy of Science Amador Muriel 11-August
Lost and Found: The Story of Palawan Rolando E. Peña 18-August
Sherds, Shards and Fragments: An Analysis of the Artifacts Collected from Pinagbayanan, San Juan, Batangas, 2010 Omar Choa, Natasha Kintanar and Kate Lim 25-August
Building in the Past: Building Construction and Material of Structure A in Pinagbayanan, San Juan, Batangas, 2010 Angel Sales, Noel Amano and Riczar Fuentes 01-September
Ang Kagandahan ng Tunggalian Rommel Rodriguez 08-September
ASP goes Europe - On old rocks and new acquaintances Alfred Pawlik 15-September
A social life of protein: A political ecology of marine resources in a Bohol village Eulalio R. Guieb, III 22-September
Cultural Perceptions of Self and Other: Intercultural Contact in Long-Distance Travel. The German Culture as reflected in its image in Vietnam Natalie Lange 29-September
Architecture, Anthropology, Archaeology Rene Mata 06-October
Zooarchaeology of Pinagbayanan: A Preliminary Analysis on the Bones and Shells from Structure A, Site I Marie Louise Antoinette Sioco 13-October
Pamilang Pilipino Base 20? Bonifacio Comandante 20-October
Greater Angkor Project: The GAP 2010 Angkor Wat Excavation Marie Louise Antoinette Sioco 24-November
Study of Ata in Canggohob, Mabinay, Negros Oriental Larissa Smith 01-December
The Mindoro Bioarchaeological Project Armand Salvador Mijares 08-December
Making Histories in Jars: An approach to object biography of the Maitum anthropomorphic jars Mark Mabanag 15-December

2011

Title Speakers Date
The Catanauan Archaeological and Heritage Project: What's New? Victor Paz 05-January
Xin Chao Vietnam! Mindy Ceron 12-January
The Palawan Island Road Transect 2011 Danny Galang 19-January
Taking Fantasy Literature Seriously Frances Jane Abao 26-January
Shipwreck, remora and no air:Underwater archaeological training with the National Museum Kat Manalo, Kate Lim, and Kate Tantuico 02-February
Presenting Heritage Lessons from the Cultural Attractions of France Jack Medrana 09-February
Tambobong (Malabon and Navotas) and its heritage Richard Tuason-Sanchez Bautista 16-February
Astronomy in the Biblical Tradition: Prophetic Sky Readers Rafael Dy-Tiacco 23-February
Cast of Billion: Web video and its mainstream applications Data Canlas 02-March
Historical Ethnomusicology and Philippine National Compositions Neal Matherne 09-March
Play on Gopas Ritual in Kalinga Province, Philippines Tomoko Onoe 16-March
The Cold Case of the Peking Man Fossils Johann Kamminga 22-June
The University of Guam Archaeological Field Schoolin San Remigio, Cebu Students of Stephen Acabado 29-June
Mammoth and Metaphor: The early upper paleolithic art of central Europe Martin Porr 06-July
The Dusan Jar and Changsha Ware: Tracking the 9th to 10th century maritime trade thru the ceramic evidence Cynthia Valdes 13-Juky
Old Maps, New Technologies: H. Otley Beyer's Rizal-Bulacan archaeological survey Emil Robles 20-July
3D Geometric Metamorphics of the Callao MT-3 Florent Détroit 27-July
Homeless at Home: Lost Geographies and Philippine Diasporic Cinema Joseph Palis 03-August
Baybayin Script, It's History and Relationships: What Insights from Linguistics Can Tell Us Christopher Ray Miller 10-August
On Archaeological Human Bones Marc Oxenham 17-August
Pots & Rice and All That's Nice: More Results from the Kalinga Project William A. Longacre 24-August
The Construction Technology of Structure B: Avant Garde Architecture in Colonial Philippines Ena Luga 31-August
  Nico Unay and Melodina Cruz 07-September
The Story of Bones and Shells of Structure B Kate Tantuico and Marian Reyes 14-September
The Di Chỉ, Loc Giang Neolithic Mound: Field Collection of Soil Micromorphology Samples Armand Salvador B. Mijares 05-October
Heritage Archaeology in Manila Victor Paz 16-November
Lithic Technology of Song Terus Cave (East Jave, Indonesia) at Middle Pleistocene and the Early Pleistocene Archie Tiauzon 23-November
Scottish Island Archaeology: Mummies and Sacrifices Jacqui Mulville 07-December
  Cyril Calugay 14-December

2012

Title Speakers Date
"Taming" of Space: Rock art as sites of knowledge transmission? Mark Mabanag 04-January
Friend and Food: Dogs in Southeast Asian Archaeology Noel Amano 11-January
The Ilocos Sur Archaeological Project Michael Armand Canilao 18-January
Sendong: Nature's Revenge Nanette Roa 25-January
Stalking Ecomuseums: From Washington to Oaxaca...to Palawan? Lace Thornberg 01-February
Digging Perspectives: Khao Toh Chong, Krabi Province, Thailand Kate Lim 08-February
Rethinking Stone Markers in the Landscape Victor Paz 15-February
From Real to Reel: The Archaeologist in Anime Melodina Cruz 22-February
Until They Come Home: Historians and the U.S. Military's Search for the Missing Greg Kupsky 29-February
Computing the Ineffable: Synchronization, attractors, archetypes, the collective unconscious, and the limits of archaeological explanation Rafael Dy-Liacco 07-March
Introducing Lumang Bayan Quingua Jack Medrana 14-March
Art of the North: A collaborative rock art survey on the King George River (Oombulgurri Aboriginal Reserve, Shire of Wyndham, East Kimberley, Australia) Martin Porr 21-March
Entertainment Reporting as History Boy Villasante 13-June
40 Years After the Martial Law: Remembering the Filipino's Struggle Against the Marcos Dictatorship Max de Mesa 20-June
The Philippines' Human Rights Commitment under Review: Discussions on the 2nd Cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (cancelled) Rosemarie Trajano 27-June
Early Kingdoms in the Philippines Cynthia Valdes 04-July
The Tale of an Abandoned Church and the Overused Cemetery: Excavating the Spanish Colonial ruins in Talisay, Batangas Taj Vitales 11-July
A Regional Approach to Iron Age Mortuary Analysis in Highland Pang Mapha, a Borderland between Thailand and Myanmar Rasmi Shoocongdej 18-July
The Old Kiyyangan Village: Archaeology of an Early Ifugao Settlement Stephen Acabado 25-July
Envisioning an Ecomuseum on Palawan: Steps in the Process in Sibaltan Lace Thornberg 01-August
Pottery at 20,000 years ago: New views on hunter-gatherers, the Neolithic, and the origins of agriculture in China David Cohen 10-August (originally 08-August)
Paleographic Baybayin Bonifacio Comandante 15-August
Lessons from the 1st Nalanda-Sriwijaya Field School for Southeast Asian Archaeology Kathleen Tantuico 22-August
Insights on Atapuerca: Excavation Methods, Research, and Heritage Management Ma. Kathryn Ann Manalo 29-August
The Burial Coffin Traditions of Upland Ilocos Sur and Surface Archaeology of an Ancient Gold Mining Settlement in Quirino, Ilocos Sur Michael Armand Canilao 05-September
Investigating Prehistoric Plant Use Through Stone Tool Analysis Hermine Xhauflair 12-September
PREHSEA: Managing Prehistoric Heritage in Southeast Asia Archie Tiauzon 19-September
An Introduction to Kulitan, an Indigenous Kapampangan Script Mike Pangilinan 26-September
Early Human Occupation of the northern coastal lowlands of Manila Bay Vito Hernandez 03-October
Palaeolithic Art: View from Central and Eastern Europe Jiri Svoboda 14-November
Ecotourism Initiatives in Sibuyan Island Kate Lim 21-November

2013

Title Speakers Date
The Form and Shape of Marikina: A Discussion on Architecture and Heritage Ferdinand Isidro de la Paz 06-February
K-Fest: Looking at Korean Festivities Taj Vitales 13-February
What We Did Last Summer in Plaridel, Bulacan Jack Medrana 20-February
Exceptional or Conventional? Social Identity Within the Chamber Tomb of Quanterness, Orkney Rebecca Crozier 27-February
The materiality of grave goods in Calatagan, Batangas Kathleen Tantuico 06-March
Beads and Burials: The Significance of Beads in the Metal Age Jar Burials of Catanauan, Quezon Ena Luga 13-March
Aesthetics and Materiality: Captivating Gold in Philippine Prehistory Victor Estrella 27-March
A Preliminary Proposal: Museum(s) for the Negritos of the Philippines D.J. Mello 27-March
Perspectives on Communicative Silences in Asia: Philippines & Japan Erika Ann Sumilang 19-June
Beyer: The Exploits of an Anthropologist in Space Science. A Semicentennial Update on Tektites Aubrey Whymark 26-June
Artefacts that travel: Changing contexts and meaning of South African archaeological objects collected by E.J. Dunn Isabelle Parsons 03-July
Those who became us & those who did not: In search of human origins in Asia Yousuke Kaifu 10-July
Maritime Trade in the Philippines during the 15th century C.E. Bobby Orillaneda 17-July
Rach Nui and the Neolithic of Southern Vietnam Phil Piper 24-July
Oases of Horror in Deserts of Boredom: The Fictional World of Robert Bolano Noel Amano 31-July
Philippine Earthenware within Southeast Asian Context Cynthia Valdes 07-August
Looking for the Homo Erectus - Homo Sapiens Transition Thomas Ingicco 14-August
The Adoption and Continuity of Technological Traditions: An Ethnoarchaeology of Burnay Pottery in Vigan, Ilocos Sur Jenny Cano 28-August
The Environment of the Student: Peñablanca & its Archaeological Resources & Heritage Mylene Lising 04-September
Isla Fuga: Sacred Scapes Ronel P. Dela Cruz 11-September
Of Caracoas, Junks and Galleons: An Enumeration of Possible Types of Submerged Ships in Philippine Waters Francis N. Claravall 18-September
Coastlines, Hinterlands & Highlands: The Neolithic & Early Metal Age of the Baram Valley, North Borneo Lindsay Lloyd Smith 25-September
ILIHAN: The Concept of Natural Forts in Archaeology, Epics & Written Accounts Ma. Elena Wright 02-October
Chinese Merchants in the Philippines (Late 19th – early 20th century) Elle Lim 02-October
Evolution of Man in a Historical Perspective John De Vos 13-November
Why are mining sites also the biodiversity hotspots? Tectonics & biodiversity in the Philippines Benjamin Vallejo 20-November
Birding in the Philippines Reuel Aguila 27-November
BINALOT: 3 PACKED LaUNCH Louie Talents 04-December
Entheseal Changes in Adult Human Remains From Ille Cave, El Nido, Palawan: A Preliminary Study Sarah Agatha Villaluz 11-December

2023

Title Speaker Date
Perspectives from Hong Kong on bioarchaeology and biological anthropology Michael B. C. Rivera 11-January
Fortifications in South Sulawesi, Indonesia Ian Caldwell 18-January
Forensic biogeographical ancestry inference: Historical perspective and points of discussion NJ Soliven 25-January
Development of a Digital Archaeological Database for the University of the Philippines - School of Archaeology Jackie Chua 01-February
UPD REC: Kailangan na ba? Naj Molina 08-February
A Filipino Genomes Research Program: Representing the Underrepresented in Human Genomics and Forensics Research Aileen Boquiren 15-February
Caysasay Questions Ricky Jose 01-March
Gongs in the Music Archaeology of Southeast Asia Arsenio Nicolas 15-March
Eat, Move, Die Program: Long-Term Dynamics and Interactions between Health, Environment, and Society through Diet, Mobility, and Disease in the Philippines Elle Lim 22-March
Technological and morphological analysis and use-wear analysis of lithic artifacts from Callao Cave in northern Luzon Takuya Yamaoka 29-March
The stratigraphy of a community: 150 years of language contact and change in Babuyan Claro, Philippines Maria Kristina Gallego 19-April
Voyage of the Balangay: Experimental and public archeology with the living balangay boats Jordan Winters 26-April
Excavating Bridges for Future Streams Sean Cassidy 03-May
Human-Animal Paleoecology in Late Pleistocene-Holocene Sri Lanka Noel Amano 10-May
The Science of Nature and the Nature of Science in the Nineteenth Century Philippines Greg Bankoff 11-May
Materials Science and Remote Sensing for Metallic Artefacts and Archaeological Sites Manuel JH Peters 15-May
Indigenous Perspective on Tausug Resistance Kamaruddin Bin Alawi Mohammad 17-May
Jose Rizal's Accidental Archaeology Victor Paz 24-May
The Irish Cave Bones Project, or how we found the Palaeolithic of Ireland Helen Lewis 31-May
First in the Decade: The Dewil Valley Field School Experience 2023 Cha, Froilan, Klarissa Bejasa 07-June
Ang Kasaysayan ng Terminong 'Mangyan' (The History of the Term 'Mangyan': A Decolonial Approach Elisabeth Luquin 14-June
A Look at Borongan Archaeology Emil Robles 21-June
Danas at Dagok ng Tokhang: State Terror, Gender, and the War on Drugs Aileen Mijares 05-July
An Unusual Ethnoarchaeology for Interpreting a Culinary Practice in Prehistoric Southern Vietnam Michelle Eusebio 19-July
Exploring Animal Translocations: Zooarchaeology and the Galleon Trade Quincy Lingao 26-July
The Iron Makers and Sacred Space: The Ethnography of the Lua in Hot District, Chiang Mai, Thailand Chidchanok Thinthip 02-August
Why should archaeologists and clothing technologists be friends? Get to know the CHE Costume Museum Kitty Caragay 09-August
Late Holocene Deltaic Progradation Preceded the Early Southward expansion of Intensive Rice Agriculture Ting Ma 16-August
Before and Beyond 28 Years: Archaeology at UP Victor Paz 23-August
Chinese Laborers and Dangerous Classes in the Nineteenth-Century Philippines Jely Galang 30-August
The Social Life of the Dead: Forms and Norms of Digital Mourning and Remembrance beyond the 2020 Pandemic Neen Sapalo 06-September
You've got the wrong elephant? Updates on elephants and stegodons of the Philippines Pau Basilia 13-September
Roundtable Discussion None 27-September
Generation Gap? Willie Ronquillo 04-October
Archaeology in the Philippines, Before the UPSA (ASP) Bong Dizon 11-October
Philippine Astrology, 1919-1950 EJ Bolata 18-October
Sea Nomads, Sultans, and Raiders: Genetic History and Ethnogenesis in the Sulu Archipelago Jae Rodriguez 25-October
The Law of Humanity: Universal Jurisdiction Over War Crimes in Philippine Law Romel Regalado Bagares 08-November
The Soundtrack of Self: Music Therapy's Impact on Memory and Identity Thea Tolentino 15-November
Theory and methods in submerged prehistory: The applicability of micro-geoarchaeology Isaac Ogloblin Ramirez 29-November
Tala Ukol sa mga Hindi Nailimbag na Akda ni Cesario Y. Torres Ricky C. Ornopia 06-December
Down the Drain: Wooden Utility Pipes in the Manila Central Post Office Patricia Panganiban 13-December

2020

Title Speaker Date
A Global Scholarship at Cambridge University Ramon Maluping 15-January
Archaeology of Conflict: Material Heritage of the World War II in Finland Teemu Väisänen 22-January
The Missionary Ethnographer’s Indigenous Interviewees: Colonial Knowledge Production, Idolatry, and the Principalia, 1679-1687 Michael Chow Sy 29-January
Landscape and Liminality of a Jar Burial Site: Case Study of Catanauan Site Don Matthews 31-January
An investigation into skeletal trauma, pathology, and abnormality at the Catanauan Site Sara Lydon 31-January
A preliminary investigation into the earthenware from Catanauan jar burial site Tracey Pilgrim 05-February
The Survival of the Damned: A Case Study of the Damnatio Memoriae Arturo Joseph Tablan III 12-February
Proto-citizenship in South Sulawesi and the wider Austronesian world Ian Caldwell 19-February
Impact od Land Use Plan on Agricultural and Forest Lands in San Miguel, Bulacan Susie R. Vanguardia 26-February
Reconstruction of Palaeoenvironment after the Postglacial Age in Central plain Luzon, the Philippines Tashiro Takashi 28-February
Dog Meat Eating and Informal Economy in Bicol Gale Villaflor 04-March
Defying Death: A Materials Study of Egyptian Sarcophagi and Funerary Masks from the Museu Nacional de Arqueologia in Lisbon and the Museu de História Natural da Faculdade de Ciâncas da Universidade do Porto in Porto Patricia Panganiban 05-August
Calayan Calls: Recent Archaeological Exploration of Nagdungan Point Michael Armand Canilao 12-August
Some insights from Archaeology at the heart of San Juan City Victor Paz 19-August
The Battle of Manila Bay lingers on: A mesocosm of the nationwide efforts to conserve our Philippine coastal ecosystems Rene Rollon 26-August
The Search for Yamashita''s Gold? Boon or Bane to Archaeology? Jose Eleazar Bersales 02-September
Leandro and Cecilia Locsin''s Gold Collection at Ayala Museum and its implications for the study of Philippine prehistory Florina Capistrano-Baker 09-September
The Archaeology of Climate Change John Peterson 16-September
Archeology of Taste: Digging Deeper into the Pampango Foodscape for a State of its Palate Melanie Narciso 23-September
On Mangyan Scripts: Transmission Louward Zubiri 30-September
The Indigenous Informant in European Travel Accounts to Mindanao in the Late 17th to 18th Centuries Dr Anna Melinda de Ocampo 07-October
The Archaeology of Spanish Colonialism in Hermosa (Taiwan) Dr Ellen Hsieh 14 October
ICUA Experience: Croatian Underwater Archaeology Catherine May King 21 October
'From the Sea to the Stars: The Forgotten Journeys of the Philippines'' Ancient Navigators' Timothy James Dimacali 28 October
Widow of the Galleons: The Iconographic Transformation of the Virgen de la Soledad in the Philippines Alain Austria 11-November
Variability of Mode 2 technology: A reinvestigation into the implications of the Movius Line and ‘Acheulean-like’ technologies of South Akash Srinivas 18-November
Narratives of fishing in archaeology: The case of the Atacama Desert coast Sandra Rebolledo 25-November
Application of Stable Isotope Analysis on Human Remains Eleanor Lim 02-December
Provenance Study of Chinese Blue-and-White Porcelain in Southeast Asia: The Case of Pattani Angelica Kneisley 09-December

2021

Title Speaker Date
Digits and Letters: Employing Digital Tools for Textual Analysis in the Humanities Mark Garcia 20-January
Learnings from the 2019 Dmanisi Paleoanthropology Field School Raisa Perez 27-January
Poro: A Bisayan Community at the Crossroads Vincent Santiago 3-February
Beyond Dwarfing: Bone Histoligical Examination of Insular Dwarfism of Fossil Proboscidean Remains Pau Basilia 10-February
Founders, Fleers, and Free-thinkers: The Pantaron Manobo and Mobility and Social Transformation in Austronesia Aya Ragragio 17-February
The Colonial State and the Regulation of "Dangerous", "Dirty", and "Disturbing" Women in Nineteenth Century Manila Marco Stefan Lagman 24-February
500 Years After Man's First Voyage Around the World: The Homonhon Island Experience Carl Sanchez-Bordeos 3-March
"Hell Hath No Fury..." Stories of Manilenas Demanding Legal Redress Against Abusive and Unfaithful Spouses and Partners Marco Stefan Lagman 10-March
Motifs in Philippine Burial Sites Grace Barretto-Tesoro 17-March
Heuristikong Balangkas sa Institusyong Tamuk at Duwad ng Pantaron Myfel Paluga 24-March
The Role of Photography in History Mc Donald Pascual 31-March
The Norse Awakens: A Palaeodemographic Study of the Viking/Norse in the North Atlantic Britta van Tiel 7-April
Terra Levis-MASAV: Archeology, Landscape and People Juan Pablo Lopez García 14-April
Evidence of long-distance cultural contacts recovered from southern Thailand and Myanmar (late centuries BCE and early centuries CE) Aude Favereau 28-April
The ethnographic thingness of abaca ikat cloth from Mindanao: Notes on the tangible and the intangible Cherubim Quizon 5-May
Warias: The Lives of Balinese Transwomen Sex Workers From Transitioning to Detransitioning Kevin Laxamana 12-May
The Untold Stories of Camiguin Island Andrés Narros Lluch 19-May
Regino García, an Artist of Scientific Statecraft Kathleen Gutierrez 26-May
Ang mga buot ng Callao: Extinct fossil cloud rats of northeastern Luzon Janine Ochoa 2-June
Early human occupation of Mainland Southeast Asia: Preliminary microstratigraphic results from Tam Pa Ling, Laos Vito Hernandez 9-June
Excavations at Wat Nakha Thewi, Udon Thani, Thailand Thippawan Wongadsapaiboon 16-June
The Use of Physically-based Models for Storm Surge Risk Assessment in a Changing Climate Jeane Camelo 7-July
Historical-Legal Analysis of the Philippine Claim on Sabah Atty. Melchor Aque Pelleja 14-July
Ang Pagiging Batang Ina sa San Nicolas, Batangas Maria Kathryn Purnell 21-July
The Ethnogenesis of Fiji, Examining the Crossroads of Oceania Arturo Joseph T. Tablan III 28-July
Opium and the Philippine Revolution: Disruption and Adaptation in the Midst of Regime Change Ferdinand Victoria 4-August
Democracy as a Memeplex: Patronage Democracy in Local Elections Louie Checa Montemar 11-August
The Creation of the UP-ASP: In Retrospect Wilfredo Ronquillo 25-August
Creating a Place for Nature and Culture: Our Thoughts on the NPF Heritage Space Program Christel Hannah Cruz, Patricia Panganiban, Laya Boquiren 15-September
Cultural Education through Heritage Interpretation, Creative Pedagogy, and Collaborative Teaching under Nayong Pilipino's CLI Andrea Natasha Kintanar 22-September
Magkunkuno ti Karadwa ti Makina: Paggamit ng Computer-Aided na Tool sa Pagbabasa ng Ambahan Ramon Guillermo 29-September
Cross-Pollinations: Fulfilling the Research Mandate of PD 37 1972 Jess Immanuel J. Espina 6-October
Jose Rizal's Sketch of Limanon and Lumanao Hills in Dapitan Victor Estrella 13-October
Towards FAIR Phytoliths data Celine Kerfant 20-October
Cross-Pollinations: Bataan and War Heritage, and The Place of Text in the Tourist Experience Sarah P. Bendaña 27-October
Beyond Boat-Shaped Markers: Vuhus Island, Batanes in the 17th to 19th CE Edwin Valientes 17-November
Gawa at Gayak: Diskarteng Beki sa Pang-araw-araw na Buhay sa isang Bayan sa Batangas Madilene Landicho 24-November
Data accessibility in Philippine archaeology Ara Espigar 1-December
Small vertebrate taphonomy and its relevance to archaeology Patricia Cabrera 8-December

2022

Title Speaker Date
Plant Matters: Creating a Database for Archaeological and Modern Plant Comparatives Jasminda Ceron 02-February
Acquired spine conditions in evolutionary perspective: updating a classic hypothesis Kimberly Plomp 16-February
At Least 1500 years of Lashed-lug Boats in and around Southeast Asia Ligaya Lacsina 02-March
PANTROPOCENE: Finding a Pre-Industrial, Pan-tropical 'Anthropocene' Patrick Roberts 09-March
300 Years of Maritime Trade in the Philippines (16th - 18th centuries) Bobby Orillaneda 16-March
Sifting Through the Colonial Debris: Identifying 16th-to-17th-Century Pottery Assemblages from Intramuros, Manila Timothy James Vitales 23-March
Community Identities in the Bacong Region, Central Philippines: A New Approach Using Jar Burial Remains Alexandra de Leon 30-March
What If? Case Studies of Unbuilt Architecture Crisostomo Miguel T. Ordoño III, and Rica Polotan 20-April
Some historical notes about the introduction of Wild Turkey in the Pacific area Eduardo Corona 27-April
Political Hauntings: The Visual Rhetoric of the Living, the Virtual, and the Dead in the Philippine Elections Oscar T. Serquiña, Jr. 04-May
Ang 'Tradisyunal' at 'Moderno' sa Higante ng Angono, Rizal Manuel Kristoffer Giron 11-May
The Community Utilization of Ceramics in Sarcophagus Burials from Mt. Kamhantik Site, Mulanay, Quezon Nida Cuevas 18-May
Archaeology and the National Museum of the Philippines Mary Jane Louise Bolunia 25-May
Archaeology for All Part 1: Podcasting Prehistory Akash Srinivas 22-June
Durga Kale
Pablo Mendez-Quiros Aranda
Itaci Correa
Joshua Lindal
Archaeology for All Part 2: Archaeology Beyond the Classroom Dante Manipon 29-June
Jei Ente
Llenel de Castro
Edil Larin, Jr
Archeological and anthropological approaches to the ontology of the Dewil Valley landscapes (Palawan, Philippines) Zuzanna Kowalczyk 13-July
Cave archaeomalacology: A Preliminary Analysis of Molluscan Remains from the 2020 Field Season of Callao Cave Angelo Guirgio 27-July
Approaching Calamidad: Natural Hazards in Spanish Luzon, 1645 to 1754 Max Findley 03-August
Conceptualising Disability in the Modern World Ben Thatcher (transferred) 10-August
Repatriation and Native American Tribes Glenys Echávarri 17-August
Applications of palaeohistology in fossil research: A case study of the histology of Pleistocene Asian elephant Pauline Basilia 24-August
Programming a More Accessible Archaeology Mikhail Echávarri 07-September
What is behind the "landscape" "mapping"? Preliminary results of ethnographic and spatial research in the Dewil Valley, Palawan Zuzanna Kowalczyk 21-September
Open Resilience: Application of a Geo-Analytics Platform Using Free and Open Source Software Towards Resilient Land Use Planning Francis Gasgonia 28-September
In Uncertainty, We Pray: Religiosity in Times of Crisis in the Philippines Meljoe Loreto 05-October
Law in Disorder: Lawyering in the COVID-19 Pandemic Paul Ray Donaire 12-October
A Disaster with No Name: The Forgotten Flood of 1994 Ruchie Mark Pototanon 26-October
Kwentong Lumad Bilang Naratibo ng Protesta (Indigenous Stories as Narratives of Protest) Kert Tandog 02-November
Fusaka Inged: Lupa, Pamana at Pakikibaka sa Katutubong Pananaliksik Mary Jane Rodriguez-Tatel 16-November
Waste as a Function of Imperialism: Philippine Context Jill Abanta (Liyang Network) 23-November
The forest behind the stones: Exploring the relationship between humans, stones, and plants in Prehistoric Southeast Asia Hermine Xhauflair 07-December
Digging deeper and uncovering more: Harnessing computer vision, machine learning, and digital methods for Archeology Christian Valgomera 14-December

2024

Title Speaker Dates 2024
Heritage on Wheels: Mobile Bamboo Library - education and public archaeology through sustainability Ruben Claro Reyes III 10-January
Sharing Archaeology to K-12 Classrooms: The Past, Present and Future of KAPI's Teachers and Trenches Series Arturo Tablan III 17-January
Unraveling Alubijid Heritage Through Community Interaction and Local Exhibition Bradley Myles Ramos 24-January
Taking Space: Heritage for the Locals of Calatagan, Batangas Natasha Kintanar 31-January
The price of civil disobedience in the EDSA revolution: From the case of “nonpayment of Meralco bill” Shinji Miyagawa 07-February
What Can Historical Linguists Learn from Archaeologists?: Some Reflections from Teaching Lingg 150' Vincci Santiago 14-February
Trashed or Treasured? Little Stone Flakes at Eme Cave: Slices of Life from Around Four Thousand Years Ago Dante Manipon 21-February
The Past, Pressed Imperfect. A preliminary exploration of how archaeology has been presented by the Philippine press from the 1950s to 90s Tenten Mina 28-February
From Binabae to Fa‘afafine, Beyond and Back: Archival and Historical Linguistic Reflections on a Shared Transgender Past Gregorio Caliguia III 06-March
Hunting strategies and land uses in the Early Upper Paleolithic (EUP) in the Mt. Ashitaka area, Central Japan Takuya Yamaoka 13-March
Kasarian: Decolonizing gender in Philippine settings Mandeep Kaur 20-March
Re-thinking coloniality of knowledge, intellectual imperialism, and academic dependency: Steps towards decolonizing knowledge Caroline Schoepf 17-April
Food Heritage and Food Biodiversity John Sherwin Felix 24-April
An Overview of the Switzerland Prehistory David Codeluppi 26-April
In Search of a Philippine Dog Ian Christopher Alfonso 08-May
From Green Seawalls to Dung Pits: The Use of Vetiver Grass as a Means for Promoting Good Governance and Safer Environments in Tabaco City, Albay Marco Lagman 15-May
Prehistoric Proboscideans and the Mystical Origins of Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) in Borneo Lim Tze Tshen 28-May
Crystal Morphogenesis: Exploring Process-Based Art Practice Sam Feleo 29-May
Pitching the Past: Insights from Digitally Promoting Heritage Jake Advincula 05-June
Uncovering mysteries behind a popular icon: the past, present, and future of Philippine tarsiers Sig Bejar 19-June
Ang Lumang Bayan ng Pantabangan Rona Repancol 26-June
Beyond Latay, May Saysay: Post-Field Insights on the Samar Field School 2024 Aaron Vergel 03-July
Rakrakan sa Rockshelter: Dewil Valley Field School 2024 John Abad 10-July
Prekondisyon sa Taglamig: Mga Unang Balasa ng Anti-Komunistang Publikasyon, Engkuwentro, at Bukluran sa Indonesia at Pilipinas sa Panahon ng Cold War (1950-1966) Arlo Mendoza 17-July
Roundtable Discussion (Evaluation of the Binalot Talks) Ara Espigar 31-July
An Introduction of Museo del Galeón Enzo Novenario 07-August