Ibbankatuwa Megalithic Tombs.
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| Ibbankatuwa Megalithic Tombs |
Location :- Ibbankatuwa, Dambulla
Province :- Central Province
District :- Matale
Identified :-
1970
Ibbankatuwa Megalithic Cemetery now an archaeological site. (11.02.2017)
The Ibbankatuwa Megalithic Cemetery that drew the attention of local and foreign archaeologists was declared a conserved archaeological site for educational purposes. The Megalithic age cemetery that had been within the purview of the Archaeological Department was conserved by the Cultural Triangle.
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| Ibbankatuwa Ancient burial ground |
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.
The Ibbankatuwa tomb site was first identified in 1970. The area where the tombs have been found is about 15×15 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 700 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.
