Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... Ancient Stone Implements of Great Britain , p . 362 . 5 I have met with low mounds and scattered fragments of refuse from very ancient smelting furnaces in three or four places in the Northern Province , but I think not elsewhere . All ...
... Ancient Stone Implements of Great Britain , p . 362 . 5 I have met with low mounds and scattered fragments of refuse from very ancient smelting furnaces in three or four places in the Northern Province , but I think not elsewhere . All ...
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... ancient Sinhalese . Among the insignia carried by the deities of the Dewālas , -the temples devoted to some Indian gods , and the godlings ( Dēvatās ) , demons , and deified chiefs of the Sinhalese- an additional list of the ancient ...
... ancient Sinhalese . Among the insignia carried by the deities of the Dewālas , -the temples devoted to some Indian gods , and the godlings ( Dēvatās ) , demons , and deified chiefs of the Sinhalese- an additional list of the ancient ...
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... ancient tools , I think , although it must have been known and used in Ceylon in pre - Christian times . The earliest type may have resembled the African tool , which is without a socket and is almost a straight axe turned sideways ...
... ancient tools , I think , although it must have been known and used in Ceylon in pre - Christian times . The earliest type may have resembled the African tool , which is without a socket and is almost a straight axe turned sideways ...
Contents
THE MODERN VAEDDAS SOCIAL DIVISIONS | 113 |
THE RELIGION OF THE VAEDDAS | 133 |
THE ABORIGINES | 207 |
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according ancient Anuradhapura appears arrow believe belong bricks built called carried cave century B.C. Ceylon chiefs close coins construction cross dāgaba deity demons described district early evidently face fact feet five follows Forest four given Gods half hand head hill holding holes inches India indicate inscription island Kandian kind king known later length lived lower means mentioned miles never northern offering original passed perhaps period person pieces played player position possibly present probably protection prove Province reference regarding represented reservoir rice river rock round seen seven shape shows side similar Sinhalese southern square stone symbol taken Tamil tank temple termed thick third Tissa tree turned usual Vaeddas village Wanniyas weight whole wide wihāra Yakā