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කටුපොත මෙගලිතික සුසාන කැණීමෙන් හමු වූ පබළු පිළිබඳ මූලික විමර්ශනයක් [A Priliminary Investigation on Beads Found at the Katupotha Megalithic Burial Excavation] Cover

කටුපොත මෙගලිතික සුසාන කැණීමෙන් හමු වූ පබළු පිළිබඳ මූලික විමර්ශනයක් [A Priliminary Investigation on Beads Found at the Katupotha Megalithic Burial Excavation]

Open Access
|Dec 2023

Abstract

Katupotha megalithic burial site is located in the Dematamalgama Grama niladari divison of the wilachchiya Divisional Secretariat in the Anuradhapura District of the North Central Province. This is the first excavation based on the megalithic burial site in the lower Malwatu Oya basin. Data from two burials are used for this research. The bones were used for chronology associated with burials. The sequence from burials comprise 2 dates, from older than 2290BP to 2260BP. An excellent series of beads was found from excavations, evidence have been used for early Iron Age technology and social stratification with considerable effectiveness.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4038/p.v14i2.47 | Journal eISSN: 3084-8520
Language: English
Page range: 44 - 57
Published on: Dec 31, 2023
Published by: Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2023 Radawane Sirisumangala, Alexsender Kapukotuwa, Oshan Wedage, published by Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka
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