Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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A VII ANCIENT ROCK CUP - MARKS S the Vaeddas were unacquainted with the art of smelting iron , or making any metal tools , and appear never to have had any stone tools of their own manufacture ex- cepting very rudely made arrows and ...
A VII ANCIENT ROCK CUP - MARKS S the Vaeddas were unacquainted with the art of smelting iron , or making any metal tools , and appear never to have had any stone tools of their own manufacture ex- cepting very rudely made arrows and ...
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prove that stone - cutting had been practised for a long period prior to the reign of Aśōka - or had possessed in Ceylon a long acquaintance with the art , even although any very early work done by them cannot be recognised now .
prove that stone - cutting had been practised for a long period prior to the reign of Aśōka - or had possessed in Ceylon a long acquaintance with the art , even although any very early work done by them cannot be recognised now .
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Five different rounds are played with them , at the beginning of each of which all the stones are placed on the ... A stone is tossed up and while it is in the air another is picked up and the falling stone is caught in the same hand .
Five different rounds are played with them , at the beginning of each of which all the stones are placed on the ... A stone is tossed up and while it is in the air another is picked up and the falling stone is caught in the same hand .
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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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