Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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The first record of any irrigation work there is contained in an inscription left by Eannadu , King of Shirpurla in Southern Babylonia , who ruled in about 4000 B.C. , and who mentions his construction of several canals , one of them ...
The first record of any irrigation work there is contained in an inscription left by Eannadu , King of Shirpurla in Southern Babylonia , who ruled in about 4000 B.C. , and who mentions his construction of several canals , one of them ...
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It is possible that the Sinhalese acquired a knowledge of the art of reservoir construction in Southern India . In any case , there can be no doubt that the credit of its development and extension in the island is due to some of the ...
It is possible that the Sinhalese acquired a knowledge of the art of reservoir construction in Southern India . In any case , there can be no doubt that the credit of its development and extension in the island is due to some of the ...
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I The connection of the position of the city with the date of the construction of the reservoir lies in the fact that the town was built not only close behind the end of the embankment , but so near the edge of ...
I The connection of the position of the city with the date of the construction of the reservoir lies in the fact that the town was built not only close behind the end of the embankment , but so near the edge of ...
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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
Bibliographic information
| Title | Ancient Ceylon Volume 41 of Ceylon historical journal monograph series |
| Author | Henry Parker |
| Edition | 4, reprint |
| Publisher | Asian Educational Services, 1981 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 29 Aug 2008 |
| ISBN | 8120602080, 9788120602083 |
| Length | 695 pages |
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