Early Metal Stage (500 B.C.

)- tools and weapons where made of metals metals: copper(first), bronze, iron( 200 B.C.) jewelry: beads: jade, stones, glass, shells, seeds, twigs, stems, reeds of plants ~begin as amulets and charms *T'boli- wear charms to please gods and signify the status of wearer ~for social satisfaction ~buried ornaments: personal adornments- made of nephrite & carnelian beads ( only available through trades) Developed Iron Age- appearance & utilization of improved iron tools as major technological device smithing, jewelry making, metal working, pottery making, glass making, tie-and-die weaving knives, sumpak( blowguns), kalikot( for pounding betel nuts into powder), gong( marks the hours of day and night), fabrics & blanket( for rituals) utilized blackloom- similar to that of Ifugaos, Bantoks & other Mindanao groups cloth weaving- replaced the bark cloth beaters for fashioning dress and other apparel Age of Contact( 500- 1,400 A.D.)- period of trading relations with neighboring islands especially Asian inter-island contacts & commerce due to efficient maritime transportation nomadic life due to water transportation trading balangay- wooden watercraft in the country; plank boat shares religion and writing through internal trading