Angono Petroglyphs

Angono Binangonan Petroglyphs

Mga Petroglipo ng Angono Binangonan
Location of Angono Petroglyphs in the Philippines
Alternative name	Petroglyphs of the Rock-shelter Angono-Binangonan Petroglyphs
Location	Bilibiran, Binangonan, Rizal, Philippines
Coordinates	14°31′58″N 121°11′12″E / 14.532872°N 121.18679°E / 14.532872; 121.18679
Type	Cave
History
Periods	Neolithic Period
Management	National Museum of the Philippines

The Angono - Binangonan Petroglyphs are petroglyphs carved into a rock wall in Binangonan, Rizal, Philippines. It consists of 127 human and animal figures engraved on the rockwall probably carved during the late Neolithic, or before 2000 BC. They are the oldest known work of art in the Philippines.^[1] These inscriptions clearly show stylized human figures, frogs and lizards, along with other designs that may have depicted other interesting figures but erosion may have caused it to become indistinguishable. The engravings are mostly symbolic representations and are associated with healing and sympathetic magic.^[1]

The site has been declared by the National Museum of the Philippines as a National Cultural Treasure in 1973. It is also included in the list of the World Inventory of Rock Art in 1985 and historic sites of the World Monuments Watch and World Monuments Funds^[2] and part of the Philippines' tentative list of the UNESCO World Heritage Site.