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The first field season of the three-year collaborative research project on Polonnaruwa Archaeology and Anthropology Urban Landscape Project, conducted collaboratively by the Department of Archaeology of the University of Kelaniya and La Trobe University of Australia, took place from the 4th of February 2024 to the 24th of February 2024 at the ancient citadel of Polonnaruwa. During the project’s first field season, Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) and Auguring technologies were employed. The GPR data showed information about many widely distributed buildings, furnaces, ponds, and walls in the Central Urban area of the citadel. The auguring examination identified soil layers containing cultural evidence. Archaeological excavations are planned for next July to learn more about the observed sites. This research was conducted under the direction of Senior Professor and Chair of Archaeology Prishanta Gunawardhana, University of Kelaniya, and Dr. Keir Strickland from La Trobe University in Australia. A one-day workshop to discuss the results of this research project was also held on the 26th of February 2024 at the Research Center of the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Kelaniya. Senior Professor M. M. Gunatilake, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Senior Professor Prishanta Gunawardhana, Dr. Keir Strickland, Senior Professor Anura Manatunga, Professor A. G. Amarasinghe, Director of Research Center, and Senior Professor Jagath Weerasinghe addressed in the inauguration session. Senior Professor Prishanta Gunawardhana, Dr Keir Strickland, Paul Penzo–Kajewski, Bradley Yon, Senior Lecturer Harendra Lal Namalgamuwa, Senior Lecturer Umanga Rammungoda, Hiruni Pamalka, Jayampath Senanayaka (PGIAR) presented research papers of the results of the project. At the end of the workshop, certificates were awarded to all those who participated in the research project. See More
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The SAARC Cultural Center of Sri Lanka organized a captivating lecture on the 28th of July 2023 in collaboration with the Department of Archaeology, University of Kelaniya. The event was held at the auditorium of the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya. The entire event was broadcast via Zoom, adopting a hybrid mode for both local and international participants. The lecture was conducted by Professor Osmund Bopearachchi, Emeritus Director of the French National Center for Scientific Research on the theme "Contradictions in the Texts and Confusions in the Iconography: Revisiting the theme of the Great Departure of Bodhisattva Siddhartha in the Ancient Buddhist Art of India and Sri Lanka”. Mrs. Renuka Ekanayake, the Director of the SAARC Cultural Center of Sri Lanka, Dr. Bina Gandhi Deori, the Deputy Director of the SAARC Cultural Center of Sri Lanka, and Senior Professor Anura Manatunga of the Department of Archaeology addressed the gathering. An interactive session was also conducted after the lecture with engaging discussions, allowing participants to deeper appreciate the cultural heritage and understand the importance of preserving it for future generations. Present at the occasion were Dr. Sriyani Hathurusinghe, the Head of the Department of Archaeology, Chair/Senior Professor Prishanta Gunawardane, Professor Uda Hettige, Senior Lecturer Dr. Senarath Disanayake of the Department of Archaeology, academic staff members of the Department of Archaeology, the Faculty of Social Sciences and the Faculty of Humanities, staff of the SAARC Cultural Center of Sri Lanka, and undergraduates of the Department of Archaeology and the Department of History.

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