The Sa Huỳnh culture[edit]

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The Sa Huỳnh culture centred on present-day Vietnam, showed evidence of an extensive trade

network. Sa Huỳnh beads were made from glass, carnelian, agate, olivine, zircon, gold and garnet;
most of these materials were not local to the region, and were most likely imported. Han dynasty-
style bronze mirrors were also found in Sa Huỳnh sites.
Conversely, Sa Huỳnh produced ear ornaments have been found in archaeological sites in Central
Thailand, Taiwan (Orchid Island), and in the Philippines, in the Palawan, Tabon Caves. One of the
great examples is the Kalanay Cave in Masbate; the artefacts on the site in one of the "Sa Huỳnh-
Kalanay" pottery complex sites were dated 400BC–1500 AD. The Maitum anthropomorphic
pottery in the Sarangani Province of southern Mindanao is c. 200 AD.[45][46]