Pottery Discovered in the Philippines Marks Trade With Chinese Merchants - Archaeology Magazine

Pottery Discovered in the Philippines Marks Trade With Chinese Merchants - Archaeology Magazine

Late Ming Dynasty ceramic discovered in found in Northern Samar, Philippines TACLOBAN CITY, PHILIPPINES—The Philippine News Agency reports that a fragment of Chinese ceramic dated to the late sixteenth or early seventeenth century was discovered in the Philippines, on the northern end of the island of Samar, during a construction project. “The ceramic piece may have reached Northern Samar through maritime trade routes that connected coastal comm…