<P> In addition to these jars, the 1965 archaeological excavations done by Robert Fox at Langen Island in El Nido, Palawan found out that a cave known as Leta - leta Cave was a burial site that dates to the Late Neolithic Period . </P> <P> In Sagada, Mountain Province, the ancient funeral norm of hanging coffins from mountain cliffs is still practiced by some minority groups . The purpose of suspending the casket from the mountain rocks is to bring the deceased closer to heaven . </P> <P> In ancient times, coffins were made from carved and hollowed - out wood . They are' hung' in place through the use of projecting beams . </P> <P> For many weeks, the Tinguian people dress the dead body with the best garments, sit it on a chair, and sometimes put a lit tobacco source between the dead person's lips . </P>

Funeral practices and burial customs in the philippines