Archaeological Sites
Dewapola Prehistoric Canoe Burial Site
දෙවලපොල ආදී මානව සුසාන භූමිය
Western Province
Gampaha District
7°09'42.3"N 80°00'01.3"E
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Two clay burial canoes, three thousand years old, found under the path to a school.
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The Prehistoric Burial Site of Dewalapola was discovered in 2016 inside the Dewalapola Ananda Maha Vidyalaya. Here at this site, Two clay burial canoes was discovered on the access path to the school. Excavation revealed that they were 3000 years old. I couldn't find any more information on this. Updates 1st Mach 2021 Excavation of a Protohistoric Canoe burial Site in Haldummulla – 2010 -
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- Viran de Silva
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