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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]
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 ...
The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 1553. 6 June 2008. "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 1586. 23 January 2009. "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications" (PDF).
Category: Historic sites in Sri Lanka. ... Archaeological sites in Sri Lanka (27 C, 23 P) F. Forts in Sri Lanka (2 C, 4 P) W. World Heritage Sites in Sri Lanka (2 C ...
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It is a site of historical and archaeological significance that is dominated by a massive column of granite approximately 180 m (590 ft) high. [ 2 ] According to the ancient Sri Lankan chronicle the Cūḷavaṃsa , this area was a large forest, then after storms and landslides it became a hill and was selected by King Kashyapa (AD 477–495 ...
Between 1875 and 1879 Dr Paul Goldschmidt, a philologist and the pioneer of Sinhalese epigraphy, carried out a search of ancient inscriptions and original records. This work was continued by Dr. Edwin Muller and Maha Mudaliyar Louis W. de Zoysa.
The Old Nupe Market (Sinhala: නූපේ පැරණි වෙළඳ ගොඩනැගිල්ල) or the Old Dutch Market is a historic, European-built structure in Matara, Sri Lanka. It is located about 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) from Matara fort, [1] at the junction of the Matara-Akuressa Highway (A24) and Matara Road (B535).