Tuesday, 1 January 2019

Ibbankatuwa Megalithic Cemetery


Ibbankatuwa Megalithic Cemetery 




IbbankatuwaIt is located in Galewela Divisional Secretariat Division, Matelle District, Central Province, Sri Lanka.

Megalithic - Relating to or denoting prehistoric monuments made of or containing large stones.
‘massive megalithic monuments’

Cemetery – an area of land used for burying dead people, especially one that is not beside church- compare CHURCHYARD, GRAVEYARD.



The map





Description about Ibbankatuwa Megalithic cemetery in English







Description about Ibbankatuwa megalithic cemetery in Sinhala










Movements of Excavation in 2015







Excavation During 1988 – 1920




Museum (there was lot of pots that used to put the ash that was taken from the burned dead bodies and that pots were kept inside the tombs)

















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Ibbankatuwa Megalithic Cemetery

Ibbankatuwa Megalithic Cemetery  Ibbankatuwa – It is located in Galewela Divisional Secretariat Division, Matelle District,...