The Crumbling Legacy of Sigiriya: 70% of Ancient Walls Destroyed
via News First, 03 November 2023: In a devastating blow to Sri Lanka's cultural heritage, around 70% of Sigiriya's ancient ...
Tag: Sri Lanka
Country in Asia, classified in this site as part of Peripheral Southeast Asia.
How Sri Lanka’s History is Intertwined with the Indian Ocean
via Daily News, 10 October 2023: Sri Lanka has a rich history of maritime connectivity, serving as a critical hub ...
Historical Artifacts Return: Dutch Delegation Signs Ownership Transfer with Sri Lanka
via Adaderana, 29 August 2023: A Dutch cultural delegation, led by State Secretary for Culture and Media Gunay Uslu, signed ...
Historic Return: Dutch Delegation Transfers Cultural Treasures to Sri Lanka
via Colombo Gazette, 24 August 2023: A Dutch cultural delegation led by Gunay Uslu, State Secretary for Culture and Media ...
Cult of Avalokitesvara that time forgot
via Sunday Observer, 30 July 2023: Recent archaeological studies on the Avalokitesvara Survey Project in Sri Lanka have revealed the ...
[Roundup] Dutch to return colonial treasures to Indonesia, Sri Lanka
via AFP/Jakarta Post, 06 July 2023 and other sources below: The Netherlands has decided to return hundreds of colonial-era artifacts, ...
A medieval Malayan king beat Cholas at their game. Almost created a superpower
via The Print, 09 March 2023: Tambralinga, a medieval Malayan kingdom, challenged the Cholas of South India and Sri Lanka ...
U.S. funds preservation of South Asia’s oldest shipwreck
via Sri Lanka Guardian, 13 December 2022: In Sri Lanka, the US Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation will held fund ...
[Paper] Homo sapiens lithic technology and microlithization in the South Asian rainforest at Kitulgala Beli-lena (c. 45 – 8,000 years ago)
via PLOS One, 13 October 2022: Stone and bone tools from pleistocene Sri Lanka.
In the footsteps of the Buddha
via Bangkok Post, 8 September 2022: The Chao Sam Phraya National Museum in Ayutthaya recently hosted an excursion to show ...
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