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History & Archaeology

Ancient Cities & Places

• City of Kandy
• Raja Rata Frontiers: From Aukana to Sesuruwa
• Reviving the splendour of Lanka's golden age by CAROL ALOYSIUS
• Sri Pada: shrouded in legend and history by ARYADASA RATNASINGHE
• KATARAGMA
• On foot by faith to kataragama
• Ancient Maladeniya Temple By Major Chandana Weerakoon
• Small Dambulla cave Temple in Sabaragamuwa Valagamba Rajamahavihara By Nemsiri Mutukumara
• Sri Pada - Sanctuary for all faiths by S.S.M. NANAYAKKARA
• Sri Pada's glorious shadow and its parallels By Gamini G.Punchihewa
• Sithulpahuwa By D. D. Samarasekara
• Luring Indian tourists to Seetha Eliya By Jayampathy Jayasinghe
• Taking a stroll in Udawattekelle By Anton Nonis
• Heritage of the South
• Akerawita vihara: A historically important temple By Tharuka Dissanaike
• St. Lucia's Cathedral by Nalika Fernando
• St. Mary's Church, Negombo by Christie Miranda
• Battle of the brains on Sigiriya ends in a draw by Chitra Weerasinghe
• The Story of Sigiriya by Nadhira Lawrence
• Ancient Landing Sites of the Asians By Veerasingham Dhuruvasangary
• World Heritage Sites in Sri Lanka
• Road to Ramayana By Sirancee Gunawardene
• The Buried Kingdom of Kotte
• Ancient Polonnaruwa and its environs by Prof. W. I. Siriweera
• Dutch Waterways in Sri Lanka
• Adam's Peak
• Ports in ancient Sri Lanka by Prof. W. I. Siriweera
• Mahavamsa, Mahavihara and Mahayana
• Archeological remains in Sri Lanka
• Galle - A Port City in History
• Madhu seventy-five years ago by Rev. Dr. W. L. A. Don Peter
• Re-opening of Kandy's Garrison Cemetery by S. M. Jiffrey Abdeen
• Ancient ports of call in Sri Lanka by Rohan Jayetilleke
• Kandy: the roots of the rebellion
• Sigiriya by Ari Withanage
• Tissamaharamaya - the modernised monument of Magama by Nemsiri Mutukumara
• Discovering the lost cities of Ruhuna by Denis. N. Fernando
• Anuradhapura by Ari Withanage
• Kandy by Ari Withanage
• Saga of Tintagel: The private residence of Sirimavo Bandaranaike by Ari Withanage
• THE SO-CALLED TAMIL KINGDOM OF JAFFNA by Prof. S.Ranwella
• Ancient Jaffna by Mudaliyar C Rasanayagam (1926)
• Kingdom of Jaffnapatnum by Denis. N. Fernando
• Anuradhapura: Its origin, fall and revival by Godwin Witane
• Discoveries of Godawaya archaeological excavations by Gamini G. Punchihewa
• Pallemalala discovery throws new light on Lanka's pre-historic culture by Asiff Hussei
• Search for Sri Lanka’s ancient ports and harbours by A. Denis N. Fernando
• Aluvihara- where Tripitakas were written
• The historic tale of Matara by Gamini G. Punchihewa
• Cultural Triangle in Ruhunu Rata by Gamini G. Punchihewa
• The secret garden in Dambulla by Ranga Jayasuriya
• Badulla Public Market by W. Panditaratne
• The pristine glory of Dighavapi by Walter Rupesinghe
• The Unawatuna enigma by Derrick Schokman