Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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In either case the size points to a time late in the second century or early in the first century B.C. , as the date when the bricks were burnt , that being probably the only period when these excessively large ones were made .
In either case the size points to a time late in the second century or early in the first century B.C. , as the date when the bricks were burnt , that being probably the only period when these excessively large ones were made .
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Neverthe- less nearly all the later dams were built square across the rivers , probably because that was the line of the rocks on which they were founded . It is certain that the dam and its channel are not of much later date than the ...
Neverthe- less nearly all the later dams were built square across the rivers , probably because that was the line of the rocks on which they were founded . It is certain that the dam and its channel are not of much later date than the ...
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In the period when the Purānas were being made there was probably no state monopoly of coinage , nor even a state issue of money.1 Every person would thus be at liberty to stamp it with his own mark . Thus if a trader had formed an ...
In the period when the Purānas were being made there was probably no state monopoly of coinage , nor even a state issue of money.1 Every person would thus be at liberty to stamp it with his own mark . Thus if a trader had formed an ...
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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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