The author’s first book released by Godage International Publishers, titled “Origin and Evolution of the Domestic Dog” discusses the long time process of the domestication of the Domestic Dog. The Domestic Dog, Scientifically called as the Canis lupus familiaris, is one of the oldest animals to be domesticated. There are arguments between scholars about the oldest animal … Continue reading A STUDY ON THE “ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF THE DOMESTIC DOG”. →

ලක්දිව මුල්ම ජනාවස පිහිටුවනු ලබන්නේ සිංහලයන්ය. සිංහලයන්ගේ ආදිතමයන්ගේ පිය සටහන් සොයා යන ගමනේදී අපට පිටිවහලක් වන විවධ මුලාශ්‍රයන් අතරින් පුරා විද්‍යා මුලාශ්‍ර ප්‍රධාන තැනක් ගනී. මෙම ලිපියෙන් පිළිගත හැකි ප්‍රධාන පුරා විද්‍යාත්මක සාධක කිහිපයක් ගැන පමණක් සාකච්ඡා කෙරේ. දැනට ලැබෙන පුරා විද්‍යාත්මක සාධක අනුව අදින් වසර එක් ලක්ෂ විසිපන්දාහක් තරම් ඈතකට මෙරට ජනාවාසකරණ ඉතිහාසය දිව යන්නේය. … Continue reading ආදීම සිංහලයන්ගේ පිය සටහන් සොයා… →

The Sinhalese are the first to inhabit and civilize the fertile lands of Lanka. Archaeological evidence comes in great aid when researching the earliest history of Sri Lanka and this article will present some of the significant archaeological findings to recognize the earliest footsteps of the Sinhalese. The history of the oldest known human settlement … Continue reading Trails of a Vanishing Nation; The Sinhalese →

By Chryshane Mendis and Prasad Fonseka Deshamanya Vidya Jyothi Dr. Roland Silva was one of the foremost experts in the conservation of historical monuments and sites and one of Sri Lanka’s most prominent archaeologists. He was the former Commissioner of Archaeology (1983-1990) and the pioneer Founder Director General of the Central Cultural Fund that implemented […]

The Tamil Pillar Inscription at the premises of the Rankot Vihara was discovered during the course of an archaeological survey conducted by the Cultural Triangle in 1981, the presentation made here is based on the author’s examination of the copy of an estampage supplied by Prof. P.L Prematilleke, former Director of the Alahana Parivena Project […]

Mahinda Karunarathna, Development officer, Regional Office (Central), Department of Archaeology. WM. Chandrarathne, Officer in Charge, Maritime Archaeology Unit, Galle Project, CCF.   Abstract The main objective of this research is to explicate the significance of Cowry Shells (Monetaria moneta) that discovered from the Ancient Harbour of Ambalangoda which located at No 85 –Patabandimulla Grama Niladari […]

By Chryshane Mendis Introduction The Prison cell of the last King of Kandy, King Sri Wickrama Rajasingha in Colombo fort is a somewhat well-known monument. Although most individuals working in the Fort area do not notice it, it is a famous destination for tourists. It is situated within the premises of the Ceylinco House building […]

Dr.(Mrs.) P. Vidanapathirana Abstract Historical information about the ancient road network of Sri Lankais restricted to random records encountered in historical documents and also to information recorded as a result of research carried out during the British administration. This study is based on a recent research conducted with special attention towards the technical aspects of […]

The location of Sri Lanka in the Indian Ocean opened her many opportunities to interact with foreign trade links at the historical time. Archaeologists have established a knowledge regarding the ancient trade links that Sri Lanka had with the out side world by mostly studying the visually identifiable foreign made archaeological objects such as coins, […]

By Chryshane Mendis Inscriptions are an important source of information of the past in any civilization, and in that, Sri Lanka is fortunate to have a very large number of inscriptions from the earliest years of the Sinhalese civilization down to the Kandyan times. These various inscriptions, inscribed on stone and metal have aided the […]

By Chryshane Mendis Pulligoda Pulligoda is a small cave containing paintings of the Anuradhapura period situated on a small rock outcrop several hundred meters from the base of the south face of the Dimbulagala Mountain. To arrive here, one must travel pass the Dimbulagala Rajamaha Viharaya and after passing the tank, take the first large […]

The life size gilded Tara image exhibited at the British Museum (acc. no. OA-1820-6-12-14, see photograph 5) which had been found in 1800s somewhere between Trincomalee and Batticoloa on the eastern coast of the Sri Lanka. The then governor Sir Robert Brownrigg later donated it to the British Museum. The metallurgical study on South Indian […]