In which mountain town in Mountain Province are ancient wooden coffins suspended from sheer limestone cliff faces following ancestral animist burial traditions?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Sagada
- Step 1: The more common burial custom of the Kankanaey people in Sagada, Mountain Province is for coffins to be tucked into crevices or stacked on top of each other inside limestone caves. Answer: Sagada. Why not the others: None of these fit: Banaue terrace town; Bontoc provincial capital; Kabayan mummification municipality.
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