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Fox conducted excavations at Tabon Cave on Palawan Island in June and July 1962 where he discovered human fossil bones dated between 22,000-24,000 years old. As an anthropologist, Fox specialized in the discovery of human remains and artifacts. Scott, a historian, also discussed the Tabon Cave excavations but dated the human remains between 45,000-7,000 BC and did not participate in the excavations himself. While both discussed the findings at Tabon Cave, Fox directly excavated the site and dated his findings differently than Scott.

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Comparative Analysis

Fox conducted excavations at Tabon Cave on Palawan Island in June and July 1962 where he discovered human fossil bones dated between 22,000-24,000 years old. As an anthropologist, Fox specialized in the discovery of human remains and artifacts. Scott, a historian, also discussed the Tabon Cave excavations but dated the human remains between 45,000-7,000 BC and did not participate in the excavations himself. While both discussed the findings at Tabon Cave, Fox directly excavated the site and dated his findings differently than Scott.

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PRIMARY SOURCE SECONDARY SOURCE

Robert B. Fox. The Tabon Cave: William Henry Scott, Pre-Hispanic


Archeological Exploration and Source Materials for the Study of
Excavation on Palawan Island, Philippine History
Philippines
Profession: Anthropologist Profession: Historian
Specialize in discovery of human remains Specialize in investigation and analysis of
and artifacts competing ideas, facts, and purported
facts
1965 – Philippine Journal of Science 1968 – University of Santo Tomas
June and July 1962 – initial excavations 7,000 B.C., 20,000 B.C., - Existence of
of Tabon Cave conducted by the author Homo Sapiens
himself 45,000 to 50,000 B.C. Upper
22,000 to 24,000 years ago – age of the Pleistocene/ Dispersal of Homo Sapiens
Tabon Man
Palawan Island (Tabon Cave) – The West Coast of Palawan (Tabon Cave)
place where the Tabon man was place where the Tabon man was
discovered by the author himself discovered by Fox
1. In June and July 1962, the 1. Earliest human skull remains in the
scattered fossil bones include the Philippines are the fossilized
frontal bone with the brows and fragments of a skull and jawbone
portions of the nasal bones of three individuals.
2. The area in which the human 2. Tabon Cave is a kind of little Stone
fossils bones were discovered had Age Factory
been disturbed by Magapode
Birds.
3. The data suggest that Tabon dated
from 22,000 to 24,000 years ago.
4. Exact age of the human fossils can
be determined through chemical
analysis
5. The fossil bones are those of
homo sapiens
The author is an anthropologist and his The author is a historian and he is in
specialty is in excavation and validating of investigation and analyzing facts
fossils and artifacts
This account was published earlier than This account was published later than the
the other account other account
It was mentioned that in June and July It did not mention that Scott personally
1962, the excavation was personally conducted the excavation
conducted by Fox
It mentioned 22,000 to 24,000 years It mentioned 45,000 to 50,000 BC, 28,000
which is different from Scott BC, 20,000 BC and 7,000 BC which is
different from Fox
It mentioned Palawan as the Place of It mentioned West coast of Palawan
excavation which is also the same with (Tabon Cave) as the place of excavation
Scott which is also the same with Fox
The sequences of the events show The sequences of the events show that
that Fox conducted the excavation and Scott did not conduct the study in Tabon
discovered the Tabon Man Cave but rely to the two experts in terms
of other variables

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