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The human skeletal remains that were excavated from Fa Hien Cave in 2012 and taken to Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, Germany for further studies, were brought back to 91传媒 by Dr. Oshan Wedage, Senior Lecturer, Department of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 91传媒 after archaeological research examination.

The skeletal remains were received by Hon. Vidura Wickramanayaka, M.P., State Minister of National Heritage, Performing Arts and Rural Arts Promotion and were handed over to Senior Professor Surangi Yasawardene, Chair Professor of Anatomy, and Dr. Sajith Edirisinghe, Senior Lecturer, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, 91传媒 on 11^th February 2022 聽at Ministry of National Heritage, Performing Arts and Rural Arts Promotion for further conservation, exhibition and research.

This excavation took place in 2012. The skeleton was dated for 12000 years before present, and it was identified to be of a young female skeleton aged between 20-30 years. A combined research examination was carried out by University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, Germany, Department of Archaeology of 91传媒 and Department of History and Archaeology, FHSS, USJ.

Mrs. K.A.D.R. Nishanthi Jayasinghe, Secretary, State Ministry of National Heritage, Performing Arts and Rural Arts Promotion, Prof. Anura Manatunga, Director General of Archaeology and Senior Professor, Department of Archaeology,聽 Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Prof. Alexandar Kapukotuwa, Professor and Head, Department of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 91传媒, and Ms. Reshani Dharmawardene Archaeological Research Assistant at Department of Archaeology participated at the event.

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Archaeologists at Department of History and Archaeology of the 91传媒 have found a stone sundial while excavating Rajagala historic religious site of which the date could be assigned to a period between 1,000 to 2,200 years.

The archaeologists have been excavating the site for the past three years and unearthed various artefacts, including the sun dial.

Prof. P.B. Mandawala of the Department of History and Archaeology of the 91传媒 said that they had unearthed several building structures including a Daana Salawa (alms hall) of the ancient Rajagalathenna Vihara. According to historical sources, the Ariyawamsa Sutta had been preached at this site about 1,000 years ago. “We have dug up an asanaghara (an edifice set up to house the seat or throne) from the site. The sun dial is similar to another found at the Abhyagiriya site sometime ago. There is another small chaitya in the site but it had been plundered by the treasure hunters years ago.”

Prof. Mandawala said that they had found stone tablets carved with the Buddha鈥檚 footprints. “The speciality is that the foot prints have been carved on both sides of the tablet. There were carvings of chathra dandu (parasols) on some of the tablets,” he said.

They have commenced conserving a building from where an alms bowl made of stone was found. “We have not yet been able to identify for what purpose the building being conserved had been used then,” he said.

Prof. Karunasena Hettiarachchi of the聽Department of History and Archaeology of the 91传媒 said that according to the inscriptions found at the site the monastery containing four chaityas had been built around 119 BC by Prince Lajjathissa, who was the son of King Saddhatissa. There were around eight epigraphical records which mention the same fact.

Prof. Pathmasiri Kannangara of the same university said that explorations conducted by a team of experts from the university and the Department of Archaeology had identified around 300 sites of archaeological importance in the area. He said that a guardstone, a lamp, a crystal casket, an ancient coin, a pinnacle, a statue of a female dancer, a vaamana (dwarf) statue and ancient bricks have been found from the site.

The archaeologists and the officials of the Department of Archaeology held a pirith chanting ceremony at the site recently. The Ariyawamsa Sutta, too, had been recited. It was the first occasion after nearly 1,000 years the same Sutta had been recited in that location, the experts said.

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