Sri Lanka Department of Archeology to reserve Jaffna Fort

(October 31, 2009) Sri Lanka Department of Archeology is to launch a project to renovate the Jaffna Dutch Fort located in Jaffna peninsula in the northern tip of the island. The wall of the Jaffna fortress is now being cleared of the trees grown on...

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Megalithic cemeteries with tombs found in Sri Lanka

(October 30, 2009) Two cemeteries belonged to the megalithic period have been identified in the Horowpothana divisional secretary area of Anuradhapura district in the NorthCentral Province of Sri Lanka. The two cemeteries are situated near Andiyagala village of Gomarankadawala and  close to Sinhalawagahaththikaweva (tank/reservoir). These cemeteries...

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