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The prehistory of Sri Lanka covers the Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and early Iron Age of the country until the Pre Anuradhapura period in 543 BC. There is evidence of Paleolithic ( Homo erectus ) people in Sri Lanka from about 300,000 BP and possibly even as early as 500,000 BP. [ 1 ]
The Iron Age (c. 1200 – c. 550 BC) is the final epoch of the three historical Metal ... The protohistoric Early Iron Age in Sri Lanka lasted from 1000 BC to 600 BC. ...
Archaeological evidence for the beginnings of the Iron Age in Sri Lanka is found at Anuradhapura, where a large city–settlement was founded before 900 BCE. The settlement was about 15 hectares in 900 BCE, but by 700 BCE it had expanded to 50 hectares. [15]
Prehistoric Sri Lanka: Stone Age – 300,000 Unknown Bronze Age – ~1000 BC–543 BC Iron Age – 457 543 BC–437 BC Ancient Sri Lanka: Pre-Anuradhapura – 106 Monarchy: 437 BC–463 AD Anuradhapura: 1454 Early Anuradhapura: 900 463–691 Middle Anuradhapura: 228 691–1017 Post-classical Sri Lanka: Late Anuradhapura: 326 1017–1070 ...
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 ...
Prehistoric Sri Lanka: Stone Age – 300,000 Unknown Bronze Age – ~1000 BC–543 BC Iron Age – 457 543 BC–437 BC Ancient Sri Lanka: Pre-Anuradhapura – 106 Monarchy: 437 BC–463 AD Anuradhapura: 1454 Early Anuradhapura: 900 463–691 Middle Anuradhapura: 228 691–1017 Post-classical Sri Lanka: Late Anuradhapura: 326 1017–1070 ...
The Iron Age began in India about 1200 BC, in Central Europe about 800 BC, and in China about 300 BC. ... Wootz steel was produced in India and Sri Lanka from around ...
The prehistoric period of Sri Lanka ranges from 125,000 – 2,400 BC. ... The finds include variety of clay pots, iron, copper and gold artifacts, beads, necklaces ...