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The investigation of past cultures of the modern nationstate of Sri Lanka through the study and scientific analysis of material remains (i.e., osteological, artifactual, architectural, etc.).

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Ancient Polonnaruwa and its environs - An article by Prof. W. I. Siriweera, Vice Chancellor, Rajarata University describing the current understanding of Polonnaruwa a city on the Mahaveli River in Sri Lanka. Pre and Proto-historic Settlement in Sri Lanka - A paper by S.U. Deraniyagala, Director-General of Archaeology, Sri Lanka presented at the Proceedings of the XIII Congress Forli'-Italia, 8-14 September, 1996 discussing the cultures, timing, and paleo climates from the first human influences to the Historic Period in Sri Lanka. Pallemalala Discovery Throws Light on Lanka's Pre-historic Culture - An article by Asiff Hussein describing the 1997 discovery by Raj Somadeva and a 10 member team of a shell midden with skeletal remains and stone implements dating to 6000BP. Here They Lived and Died - An article by Tharuka Dissanaike describing the implications of the 1997 discovery of 6000BP human remains at Pallemalala. Muruka Cult in Ancient Sri Lanka: A Historical Perspective - An article by S. Kailash Sitrampalam documenting the roots of Muruka worship in Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan-Dutch Archaeological Co-operation - A short article by A. van Schaik of the University of Leiden describing current cooperation and calling for further cooperation concerning VOC (Dutch East India Company) Period researches. Taprobane: Ancient Sri Lanka as known to the Greeks and Romans - Book review by Nancy C. Wilkie.

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