http://cebuheritage.com A walk into the heritage sites of Cebu Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:47:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Above: The main urban area of Cebu City in the 1950s was confined to an area that most Cebuanos today refer to as "downtown." Mr. Alvin CH. Osmeña, a forumer of Cebu City Forums, was kind enough to share these vintage aerial photos of Cebu City which were shot by his ... http://cebuheritage.com/2008/11/14/1950s-aerial-shots-of-cebu-city/ The Cebu Provincial Government through by Mr. Jose Eleazar Bersales, the Capitol consultant on heritage affairs, signed a custodial agreement with the parish of Boljoon, represented by Fr. Milton Medida, to ensure the preservation of the artifacts that were uncovered during a series of archaeological diggings that were conducted near ... http://cebuheritage.com/2008/11/10/capitol-and-boljoon-signs-custodial-agreement-to-preserve-artifacts/ Above: The main facade of the old Carcel de Cebu, now the Museo Sugbo. Just along M.J. Cuenco Avenue is an interesting facility that ordinary people perhaps would not expect to house a museum. Surrounded at present by unsightly structures, this facility was once a prison built in 1871 where criminals ... http://cebuheritage.com/2008/11/02/a-visit-into-the-carcel-de-cebu/ Above: The burial with the ceramics. (JERB) Here are some photos of the pre-hispanic ceramics that were recovered in Plaza Independencia as a result of the monitoring of the excavations of the road tunnel project. Thanks to Mr. Jose Eleazar Bersales, the deputized officer of the National Museum tasked to monitor ... http://cebuheritage.com/2008/10/18/the-earthernwares-of-plaza-independencia/ Above: The set of gold earrings which was excavated recently in Plaza Independencia. (Photo by Jose Eleazar Bersales) A fragment of another gold death mask was found in Plaza Independencia which brings to three the total number of pre-hispanic death masks found. Also, a set of gold earrings was found on ... http://cebuheritage.com/2008/10/18/more-gold-from-the-plaza/ Above: The burial mask made of gold. Photos courtesy of Mr. Jose Eleazar Bersales Aside from the earthenwares which were unearthed two days ago at Plaza Independencia, a pre-hispanic death mask made of gold was also found. According to Mr. Jose Eleazar Bersales, the deputized officer of the National Museum tasked to ... http://cebuheritage.com/2008/10/15/gold-burial-mask-found-in-plaza-independencia/ Above: A Thai bluish-green "guan" celadon, a very, very good copy of guans produced in China. The bluish-green and the etched designs give it away as Thai. Photos courtesy of Mr. Jose Eleazar Bersales. Several artifacts were unearthed during the monitoring of the excavations of the ongoing road tunnel project at Plaza ... http://cebuheritage.com/2008/10/14/artifacts-unearthed-at-the-plaza-independencia/ Above: The imposing Osmeña mausoleum. It's filthy, deserted, and surrounded with shanties. Who would ever think that this was the final resting place of some of Cebu's prominent families? None I guess but the magnificent mausoleums, the marble statues (Carraras for sure), and the very familiar family names resound a grandeur ... http://cebuheritage.com/2008/10/13/a-peek-at-the-cemetery-of-the-rich/ Here are some photos that I found in Flickr more than a year ago of Cebu City right after World War II. I tried to search for the account of the one who uploaded these photos so that I can credit him but unfortunately I could no longer locate him. ... http://cebuheritage.com/2008/10/05/cebu-city-right-after-world-war-ii/ By Jose Eleazar Bersales Sociology-Anthropology Department University of San Carlos I was pleasantly surprised by the swift and positive outcome of my column (and my calls to the National Museum) last week regarding the looting of artifacts at Plaza Independencia. The National Museum (NM) immediately sent a team, led by its assistant director, ... http://cebuheritage.com/2008/09/25/swift-action-on-the-plaza-independencia-lootings/ By Jose Eleazar Bersales Sociology-Anthropology Department University of San Carlos It was called plaza de armas in the early 1600s, alluding to generic term for a public square used as military training and parade grounds. Later it was widened, bordering the properties across the Cathedral of Cebu, and was aptly called plaza mayor. ... http://cebuheritage.com/2008/09/25/lost-secrets-of-the-plaza/ Above: Movie trailer of Deep Gold, an upcoming movie produced by New Cebu Films of Bigfoot Entertainment. (Video from YouTube) Prior to the 1960s and even up to the mid 1970s, lots of films were produced in Cebu some of which brought home prestigious awards from international film competitions like the ... http://cebuheritage.com/2008/09/23/a-rebirth-of-the-cebu-filmmaking-industry/