Chandima Bandara Ambanwala Department of Archaeology & Heritage Management, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Mihintale. [email protected] Translated by: Chryshane Mendis Chandima Bandara Ambanwala Introduction Sri Lanka stands out as one of the foremost among the few countries in the world with a continuous written history. Since the introduction of Buddhism from India, Buddhist scholars keen […]

The book ‘Marga Puranaya’ by Dr. Vidanapathirana was launched on the 22nd of February 2017 at the Postgraduate Institute of Archaeology. The ceremony commenced at 3pm with the welcome speech delivered by Dr. Arjuna Thanthirage. The Chief Guest for the ceremony was Prof. S. B. Hettiarachchi and Guest of Honor was Dr. Janaka Weerasinghe, Director […]

Introduction: Holocene hunter-gatherers The archaeological project titled ‘Hunters in Transition’ initiated in the year 2009 focuses on the Holocene adaptations of the prehistoric hunter-gatherers occupied in the deep mountainous hinterland in Sri Lanka. Three separate climatic regions i.e. wet, intermediate, and dry zone which are geographically adjacent to each other has been archaeologically investigated through […]

The second phase of the archaeological investigations in the prehistoric Alugalge Cave in Balangoda has been initiated in the late February 2017. The Alugala Cave   This cave was first excavated in July 2015 and has yielded an assemblage of artifacts suggesting the prehistoric occupation at the location during the mid/late Holocene. One of the […]

By Chryshane Mendis The rise and fall of the Seethawaka Kingdom in the 16th century is one of those remarkable episodes of history where a kingdom with a short lifespan could have an effect for generations to come such as that of the short lived empire of Alexander the Great; such was the feat of […]

The Udupiyangala cave in Kalthota, Balangoda is a prehistoric habitat that was excavated by Dr. P.E.P Deraniyagala in 1936. Through that excavation, it was recorded that quartz tools and a clay pot with seeds were found. Based on that evidence Dr. Deraniyagala believed it reflected a new path in the Stone Age culture of Prehistoric […]

The second season of the hunters in Transition project by Prof Raj Somadeva was initiated between 22nd July and 4th September 2016. Two excavations have been carried out in Illukkumbura of Balangoda. The objective of the fieldwork was to investigate the adaptation of the prehistoric communities in the area to the climatic changes of the […]

By Sachin Kumar Tiwary Ethno rock art can provide insights of value to Archaeoscientists into how people in the past may have lived, especially with regard to their social structures, religious beliefs and other aspects of their culture”. This way, the methodological approach proposed in this publication can also contribute for the development of Cognitive Archaeology, […]

AMA Dayananda and Mahinda Karunarathna, Maritime Archaeology Unit, Central Cultural Fund Maritime Archaeology Unit (MAU) of Central Cultural Fund (CCF) is carried out an underwater Archaeological non-disturbance exploration in the Eastern coastal area (From Trincomalee to Potuvill), 13th of July to 26th of August 2013. Drawing the measured and nonmeasured drawings, photographic and video documentation, applying GPS […]

Pramuditha Munusinghe from archaeology.lk interviews Dr. Karen Lee, a curator from the Smithsonian, the world’s largest museum and research complex based in Washington, D.C. Dr. Lee express her views on modern museums, how they should change for the future and collections in Sri Lanka museums. write me an essay zp8497586rq

Hunugalagala is a limestone cave situated on the southern slope of the central highlands in Sri Lanka. It is a mighty rock formation that has been formed through million years ago. The surrounding area of this cave had been used by the foraging communities at least 4000 years ago. Grind-stones utilized for cereal processing and […]

  Cover Page Somadeva, R., 2006. Urban Origins in Southern Sri Lanka. Studies in Global Archaeology 3. Uppsala, Department of Archaeology and Ancient History, 436 pp., 9 diagrams, 18 maps, 122 figures, 130 plates, 201 tables, 9 appendices. ISSN 1651-1255, ISBN XXXX. This study focuses upon the development of urbanization in southern Sri Lanka during […]