Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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... thick ; they were 2 feet wide , and 4 feet 2 inches high . An open paved inlet channel , 71 feet 6 inches long and 15 feet wide , led up to them ; this had side walls 3 feet 6 inches thick . The outlet culverts were about 156 feet ...
... thick ; they were 2 feet wide , and 4 feet 2 inches high . An open paved inlet channel , 71 feet 6 inches long and 15 feet wide , led up to them ; this had side walls 3 feet 6 inches thick . The outlet culverts were about 156 feet ...
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Henry Parker. inches thick . Each culvert was 2 feet wide and 2 feet 9 inches high ; their outer walls were 18 inches thick , and they were covered with large stone slabs . The bisōkotuwa of the high - level sluice was built of brick and ...
Henry Parker. inches thick . Each culvert was 2 feet wide and 2 feet 9 inches high ; their outer walls were 18 inches thick , and they were covered with large stone slabs . The bisōkotuwa of the high - level sluice was built of brick and ...
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... thick , having side- walls and cover - stones 18 inches thick , and a floor 2 feet thick . They were 154 feet long , and the total length from the entrance of the sluice to the outlet was 335 feet . A thickness of 2 feet of clay puddle ...
... thick , having side- walls and cover - stones 18 inches thick , and a floor 2 feet thick . They were 154 feet long , and the total length from the entrance of the sluice to the outlet was 335 feet . A thickness of 2 feet of clay puddle ...
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THE MODERN VAEDDAS SOCIAL DIVISIONS | 113 |
THE RELIGION OF THE VAEDDAS | 133 |
STRUCTURAL WORKS | 207 |
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Abhaya aborigines ancient Anuradhapura appears arrow Ayiyanar Baṇḍāra bricks Buddha Buddhist built called carved cave ceremony Ceylon chiefs coast coins counters cross dāgaba deity demons Deviyā district dome Duṭṭha-Gāmiņi early elephant embankment emblem evidently face Forest Vaeddas four Goddess Gods hill holes honey inches wide inscription island Jātaka jungle Kandian Sinhalese Kataragama Keliya king Kiri-Ammā Kumāra later length Maha Mahāvansa mentioned miles monks Nāgas Nevill North-central Province North-western North-western Province northern offering Parumaka Pattini pillars player Polannaruwa pre-Christian probably Purānas Rakshasas Rāmāyana Rāvana reign reservoir rice Rig Veda river rock round Ruwanwaeli sagasa Sambar deer second century B.C. side sluice Southern India square stone Swastika symbol Tamil tank temple termed thick third century B.C. Thūpārāma Tissa tree Upatissa upright usual Vaedi Village Vaeddas Vishnu Wanni Wanniyas wihāra Wijaya word worship Yakā Yakkhas