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The number of stone inscriptions that have been found in Sri Lanka to date is over 4000. Considering their locations and their appearances, for the ease of studying, they are classified as follows: 1. Cave Inscriptions 2. Rock Inscriptions (Giri lipi) Galpotha inscription. 3. Slab Inscriptions (Puwaru lipi) 4. pile inscriptions (Tam lipi)
Caves with inscription and drip ledges [4] Ambokka Raja Maha Vihara: Ambokka: Pallepola: 30 December 2011: Cave temple, rock inscription, the flight of steps made in the natural rock, and other artifacts [5] Ambokka Sri Pathini Devalaya, Kumara Bandara Devalaya, Rittageya and Kapsitawu geya: No. 422-E-Ambokka: Pallepola: 6 June 2008 [6 ...
The archaeological heritage of Sri Lanka can be divided into three ages; Prehistoric (Stone-age), Protohistoric (Iron age), and historical period. The presence of man activities in Sri Lanka probably dates from 75,000 years ago (late Pleistocene period). Prehistoric sites which are presently identified in the country are distributed from the ...
Thonigala Rock Inscriptions (Sinhala: තෝනිගල සෙල් ලිපිය) are two Elu-language inscriptions engraved on a rock situated in Anamaduwa of Sri Lanka, written in Brahmi alphabet. Each inscription is about 100 feet long and each letter is about one feet in height and engraved about one inch deep in to the rock. [1]
The ruins of building with stone pillars and rock inscriptions with Brahmi Letters: Sri Shailathalarama Vihara: No. 381, Kurunegala City North: Kurunegala: 21 October 2010: The Drip-ledge cave: Sri Shyla Masthakarama Vihara: Medakalugamawa: Polgahawela: 7 December 2001: Ancient image house: Sri Shylabimbarama Vihara: Algama: Polgahawela: 8 July ...
Badulla Pillar Inscription (Sinhala: බදුලු ටැම් ලිපිය) is an archaeological stone inscription, which is currently located at the Senarath Paranavithana Memorial Library of Badulla, Sri Lanka. The inscription is engraved on a rock surface, with the height of 2.43 m (8.0 ft) and 127 mm (5.0 in).
Pages in category "Sri Lanka inscriptions" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. ... Stone inscriptions in Sri Lanka; T. Tamil inscriptions;
Kuragala inscription (No. 1). Written in early Brahmin scripts and old Sinhala language, it is belonged to the 2-1 centuries BC. [7]The extensive investigations, carried out by the archaeological department at the Kuragala, uncovered evidences that the caves at the site were using as a Buddhist monastery during the period between 3rd century BC and first century AD.