An iron age site, thought to be the oldest known, has been discovered in Sri Lanka.
Oldest human settlement unearthed in Sri Lanka
Daily News & Analysis, 21 August 2011
Archaeologists have unearthed a human dwelling in Haldummulla, Sri Lanka, which they believe is the oldest of its kind identified on the island so far.
Prof. Raj Somadeva of the post graduate institute of Archaeology in the Kelaniya University said that it was discovered in an archaeological excavation carried out near Koswatta village in Haldumulla.
