IBBANKATUWA MEGALITHIC TOMBS, DAMBULLA, SRI LANKA
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Ibbankatuwa Ancient burial ground lies five kilometers before the Dambulla town on the Kurunegala-Dambulla Road. An archeological Department board will indicate the turn off from the main road. The site is reached by traveling about 500m in to this road.
අනාදිමත් කාලයක පැවැති ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ සමෘධිමත් භාවය ලොවට කියාපාන අපූරුම ස්ථානයකි ඉබ්බන්කටුව මහා ශිලා සුසාන සංකීර්ණය. මෙය දඹුල්ල නගරයට කිලෝමීටර් පහක් පමණ මෙහායින් කුරුණැගල පාරේ පාර අයිනට වන්නටම පිහිටා ඇත.
ක්‍රිස්තුස් වහන්සේ උපදින්නටත් වසර හයසීයක එපිටින් මෙරට දියුණු සමාජයක් පැවති බවට ලොවට ඔප්පුකළ හැකි සාක්ෂි මෙම සුසානයෙන් හමුවෙයි.
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The road from Avissawella via Kegalle, Kurunegala to Ibbankatuwa is depicted by a series of still photos. Ibbankatuwa Ancient burial ground lies few kilometres before the Dambulla town on the Kurunegala-Dambulla Road. An archeological Department board will indicate the turn off from the main road. The site is reached by traveling about 500m in to this road.
The area where the tombs have been found is about 15x15 metres. About 10 tombs have been unearthed and each tomb is separated by four stone slabs and covered by another slab on the top. This Early Iron Age burial ground has been dated to 750 BC to 400 BC. Excavations have revealed that each tomb containing personal belonging such as clay pots, beads, necklaces, etc, similar to the practices in ancient Egypt pyramids. The gemstones found in some necklaces are only found in India indicating links to India during this time.
Despite this well laid out burial grounds, no proof of any settlement in this area has been found. In contrast Anuradhpura was a highly populated town exceeded over 50ha (125 acres) in 700-600 BC but no Early Iron Age cemetery which can even remotely linked has been found. Thus it is speculated that this could belong to a small special group of people who lived in this area.
ඉබ්බන්කටුව මෙෙගලිතික සුසාන (Ibbankatuwa Megalithic Tombs site)
Ibbankatuwa Megalithic Tombs site (Sinhala: ඉබ්බන්කටුව මෙෙගලිතික සුසාන) is an ancient burial site located near Ibbankatuwa Wewa in Galewela DS, Sri Lanka.[1] The site is believed to be belongs to the megalithic prehistoric and protohistoric periods of Sri Lanka and considered as one of the several ancient burial sites that have been found in the country. The site is situated on the Kurunegala - Dambulla road approximately five kilometers before Dambulla town. Currently the tomb site has been designated as an archaeological protected site in Sri Lanka.[2]
Ibbankatuwa Megalithic Burial Site ( ඉබ්බන්කටුව මහ ශිලා සුසානය )
Ibbankatuwa Megalithic Tombs
Ibbankatuwa Megalithic Tombs site (Sinhala: ඉබ්බන්කටුව මෙගාලිතික සුසාන) is an ancient burial site located near Ibbankatuwa Wewa in Galewela DS, Sri Lanka.[1] The site is believed to be belongs to the megalithic prehistoric and protohistoric periods of Sri Lanka and considered as one of the several ancient burial sites that have been found in the country. The site is situated on the Kurunegala - Dambulla road approximately five kilometers before Dambulla town. Currently the tomb site has been designated as an archaeological protected site in Sri Lanka.[2]
Discovery and excavation
The prehistoric period of Sri Lanka ranges from 250,000 – 1,000 BC. The transition period between the end of the prehistoric period and the commencement of the historic period is known as the protohistoric period. The Ibbankatuwa tomb site was first identified in 1970[3] by the Archaeological Department who carried out the Radiocarbon dating of the remnants found in the site have revealed that these tombs dated back to 700 – 400 B.C. time periods.[4] After that a number of archaeological excavations were carried out in 1983–1984 and again between 1988 and 1990.[3]
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Sigiriya
Sigiriya or Sinhagiri (Lion Rock Sinhalese: සීගිරිය, pronounced see-gi-ri-yə) is an ancient rock fortress located in the northern Matale District near the town of Dambulla in the Central Province, Sri Lanka. The name refers to a site of historical and archaeological significance that is dominated by a massive column of rock nearly 200 metres (660 ft) high. According to the ancient Sri Lankan chronicle the Culavamsa, this site was selected by King Kasyapa (477 – 495 CE) for his new capital. He built his palace on the top of this rock and decorated its sides with colourful frescoes. On a small plateau about halfway up the side of this rock he built a gateway in the form of an enormous lion. The name of this place is derived from this structure —Sīhāgiri, the Lion Rock. The capital and the royal palace was abandoned after the king's death. It was used as a Buddhist monastery until the 14th century.
Dambulla cave temple
Dambulla cave temple (Sinhalese: Dam̆būlū Len Vihāraya) also known as the Golden Temple of Dambulla is a World Heritage Site (1991) in Sri Lanka, situated in the central part of the country.This site is situated 148 kilometres (92 mi) east of Colombo and 72 kilometres (45 mi) north of Kandy. Dambulla is the largest and best-preserved cave temple complex in Sri Lanka. The rock towers 160 m over the surrounding plains.There are more than 80 documented caves in the surrounding area. Major attractions are spread over five caves, which contain statues and paintings. These paintings and statues are related to Gautama Buddha and his life. There are a total of 153 Buddha statues, three statues of Sri Lankan kings and four statues of gods and goddesses. The latter include Vishnu and the Ganesha. The murals cover an area of 2,100 square metres (23,000 sq ft). Depictions on the walls of the caves include the temptation by the demon Mara, and Buddha's first sermon.
Ibbankatuwa Megalithic Tombs
Ibbankatuwa Megalithic Tombs site (Sinhala: ඉබ්බන්කටුව මෙගලිතික සුසාන) is an ancient burial site located near Ibbankatuwa Wewa in Galewela DS, Sri Lanka.The site is believed to be belongs to the megalithic prehistoric and protohistoric periods of Sri Lanka and considered as one of the several ancient burial sites that have been found in the country. The site is situated on the Kurunegala - Dambulla road approximately five kilometers before Dambulla town. Currently the tomb site has been designated as an archaeological protected site in Sri Lanka.
ශ‍්‍රි ලංකාවේ ප‍්‍රාග් ඵෛතිහාසික ප‍්‍රජාව පිළිබද ගවේෂණයේ තොරතුරු - Sri Lankan prehistoric man
Ibbankatuwa megalithic cemetery - ඉබ්බන්කටුව මහා ශිලා සුසානය
දඹුල්ල කුරුණෑගල ප්‍රධාන මාර්ගයේ දඹුල්ලේ සිට කිලෝමීටර් 5 ක් දුරින් පිහිටා ඇත.
Ibbankatuwa proto-historic Megalithic burial site
Ibbankatuwa Megalithic Burial Site ( ඉබ්බන්කටුව මහා ශිලා සුසානය )
Ibbankatuwa Megalithic Tombs
Ibbankatuwa Megalithic Tombs site (Sinhala: ඉබ්බන්කටුව මෙගාලිතික සුසාන) is an ancient burial site located near Ibbankatuwa Wewa in Galewela DS, Sri Lanka.[1] The site is believed to be belongs to the megalithic prehistoric and protohistoric periods of Sri Lanka and considered as one of the several ancient burial sites that have been found in the country. The site is situated on the Kurunegala - Dambulla road approximately five kilometers before Dambulla town. Currently the tomb site has been designated as an archaeological protected site in Sri Lanka.[2]
Discovery and excavation
The prehistoric period of Sri Lanka ranges from 250,000 – 1,000 BC. The transition period between the end of the prehistoric period and the commencement of the historic period is known as the protohistoric period. The Ibbankatuwa tomb site was first identified in 1970[3] by the Archaeological Department who carried out the Radiocarbon dating of the remnants found in the site have revealed that these tombs dated back to 700 – 400 B.C. time periods.[4] After that a number of archaeological excavations were carried out in 1983–1984 and again between 1988 and 1990.[3]
Ancient Settlement
The ancient Ibbankatuwa settlement is located about 150 m (490 ft) southwest of Dambulu Oya river and approximately 200 m (660 ft) east of the eastern edge of the cemetery. The site is approximately 6 ha (15 acres) in size. The first excavation was done in 1988 and then in 1989, 1990 and 1991.[5]
Tombs
The tomb complex covers an area of about 1 km2 (0.39 sq mi) with 42 clusters of tombs[6] and each cluster contains about 10 tombs.[7] Each tombs are enclosed with four stone slabs and covered by another slab on the top.[1] According to the way of interment two distinct burial customs, urn (bodies were placed in urns and interred) and cist (ashes of deceased were interred) have been identified.
Cremated remains with grave goods and tools used by deceased have been found at the site in large terra-cotta urns and cists as well as in the area between the cists. The finds include variety of clay pots, iron, copper and gold artifacts, beads, necklaces, etc. The gemstones found in some necklaces are not naturally found in Sri Lanka which indicates that they may have been imported.[3]
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Ibbankatuwa wewa
Ibbankatuwa wewa, Ibbankatuwa is a Prehisoric Megalithic Burial site of the ancient people of Sri Lanka. It contains a number of burials, all covered on the four sides and covered on top with slabs of granite. It is just 3km from the Dambulla Cave Temple Complex
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Beads from the Ibbankatuwa Proto-Historic Cemetery (700-450 BC)
Various types of beads constitute important archaeological materials among the excavated findings of the Ibbankatuwa proto-historic burial site in close proximity to Dambulla. Carnelian, agate, glass, clay and gold beads can be seen among them. It is clear that beads made from the semi-precious stones such as carnelian and agate have been imported from foreign countries in the form of materials or products. These can be attributed among the earliest material evidence of international commercial activities of the Island. These beads were deposited in the burial chambers in association with ash of demised persons. The large bead necklace was found from the cremation platform of the Ibbankatuwa cemetery. Beads of this necklace have been rearranged in accordance to their original position at the time of discovery. Some beads have been calcined as a result of burning.
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IBBANKATUWA MEGALITHIC CEMETERY | ඉබ්බන්කටුව මහ ශිලා සුසානය
Ibbankatuwa Megalithic Tombs site (Sinhala: ඉබ්බන්කටුව මෙගාලිතික සුසාන) is an ancient burial site located near Ibbankatuwa Wewa in Galewela DS, Sri Lanka.The site is believed to be belongs to the megalithic prehistoric and protohistoric periods of Sri Lanka and considered as one of the several ancient burial sites that have been found in the country. The site is situated on the Kurunegala - Dambulla road approximately five kilometers before Dambulla town. Currently the tomb site has been designated as an archaeological protected site in Sri Lanka.
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