The Golden Tara
One notable event is the discovery of Golden Tara in 1917, a 21-carat gold Buddhist figurine which is the earliest known image of Sailendra Period of Sri Vijayan in the 10th AD is now placed in Chicago Field Museum of Natural History. The Balanghai
The discovery of the 9 butuan boats or known as balanghai boats, with about 50 thousands archaeological relics and cultural materials. One of the balanghai boats was dated 320 AD and is now placed in National Museum, Manila, while the others, dated up to 10th AD, and now placed in Balangay Shrine Museum, Butuan City. Majestic Mt. Mayapay
Looming southwest of the Agusan Valley is this majestic mountain plateau.It rises to 2,214 feet (675 m) above sea level. Mount Mayapay got its name from the ancient Madjapahit Empire. The history behind the Sri-Vishaya period bears much meaning and influence of Butuan's pre-historic and archeological discoveries.
