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ANCIENT CEYLON

Journal of the Department of Archaeology, Sri Lanka

Volume 29,
Issue I
January - June 2025

ISSN: 1800-0894 (print)
ISSN: 0258-9257 (online)

ANCIENT CEYLON is published in June and December by the Director General of
Archaeology, Department of Archaeology, Colombo 07 (007000), Sri Lanka.

Themes of publishing articles: Ancient Art & Architecture, Ancient Irrigation and
Agriculture, Ancient Technology, Archaeological Conservation, Archaeological Sciences,
Architectural Conservation, Artifacts Conservation, Asian Archaeology, Environmental
Archaeology, Epigraphy & Numismatics, Ethnology & Ethnographic Archaeology, Field
Archaeology, Geo-archaeology, Heritage Management, Historical Archaeology, History,
Indigenous Studies, Intellectual property in Archaeology, Material analysis, Material
Conservation, Mortuary Archaeology, Museums, New trends in Archaeology, Physical &
Cultural Anthropology, Pre-history, Proto-history, Public Archaeology, Computer
Applications in Archaeology, Settlement Archaeology, Social Archaeology, Cultural Tourism,
Underwater, Maritime and Nautical archaeology, Archaeology, Zoo-archaeology and related
disciplines as will be determined by the Editorial Board.

Copyright: It is a fundamental principle that the authors are solely responsible for the views,
data, and all other content presented in their respective manuscripts. Conversely, the
Department of Archaeology, Sri Lanka holds the copyrights for the entire 'ANCIENT
CEYLON' journal, including its layout, compilation, and overall intellectual property.

Author Guidelines: for submission instructions, themes, article types, important dates and all
other information, visit: https://archaeology.gov.lk/ancientceylon/

Page layout & Cover designed by: Dr WMTB Wijepala

Printed by: State Printing Corporation, Panaluwa, Padukka, Sri Lanka. Printed 2025

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