BOLJOON, Cebu – Another archeological excavation that would further tell the exact history of this town is set to be conducted within the grounds of the Patrocinio de Maria Church in Boljoon.

Lindzey Romero, president of the Boljoon Heritate Foundation, said they were halfway with their request submitted to the Archdiocese of Cebu to again dig within the grounds of the historic church.

“We are optimistic that Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma would approve our request because the excavation would help further tell the exact history of Boljoon,” Romero said.

He said the foundation had already made five archeological excavations in Boljoon town where pre-Hispanic archeological artifacts were recovered. These include potteries and a meter-long gold necklace.

In its fifth excavation undertaken in 2009, Japanese ceramics were unearthed from the excavation site. These include a blue-and-white double gourd jarlet, a red overglaze bottle and a very large shallow bowl or charger with enamel designs copying those found in chinaware.

Romero said she believed that unearthing more of these artifacts would confirm their theory that Boljoon was once a center of trade in Southeast Cebu before the arrival of the Spaniards.