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There are main three types of clay that are used for pottery. As a result of the large scale of use, clay has become a scarce resource in Sri Lanka. [5] Mainly clay is available in the areas of Nattandiya, Dediyawela, Boralasgamuwa, and Meetiyagoda. Most of the traditional pottery villages are found near these clay deposits.
Archaeological sites, where slags and pieces of ancient pottery are scattered, belonging to Karabana village (latitude 071º 05' 38" N and longitude 81º 57' 78.4" E) [9] Karabana ruins Wadinagala Damana: 26 December 2014: Places of buildings with ancient stone pillars belonging to Karabana village (latitude 71º 0884" N and longitude 81º 57 ...
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 ...
Poonakary or Pooneryn (Tamil: பூநகரி, romanized: Pūnakari; Sinhala: පූනෙරිය, romanized: Pūneriya), [1] is a strategically important village situated on the Jaffna Lagoon, directly across from the Jaffna Peninsula in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka.
The most recent site, the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka, was listed in 2010. The Central Highlands and the Sinharaja Forest Reserve are natural sites, the other six are cultural. In addition, Sri Lanka has four sites on its tentative list. The country served as a member of the World Heritage Committee in the years 1983–1989. [3]
World Heritage City of Kandy, Sri Lanka: Conservation and Development Plan. Sri Lanka: Central Cultural Fund. ISBN 978-955-613-126-0. Seneviratna, Anuradha (2008). Gateway to Kandy – Ancient monuments in the central hills of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka: Vijitha Yapa Publications. ISBN 978-955-665-031-0. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011
The following is a list of settlements in Sri Lanka with a population between 5,000 and 50,000. Towns. Town Image DS Division District Province Population Area [1]
Due to Sri Lanka's close proximity to Southern India, Dravidian influence on Sri Lanka has been very active since the early Iron Age or megalithic period. [2] During the protohistoric period (1000-500 B.C.) Sri Lanka was culturally united with southern India, [3] and shared the same megalithic burials, pottery, iron technology, farming ...