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I shall therefore give a short account of the works at Panļā - waewa , which may be the first great reservoir ever constructed , if we omit from consideration the great lakes of Egypt , since they were merely immense natural hollows ...
I shall therefore give a short account of the works at Panļā - waewa , which may be the first great reservoir ever constructed , if we omit from consideration the great lakes of Egypt , since they were merely immense natural hollows ...
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about 184 feet above the bed of the reservoir , in which apparently a depth of 131 feet of water was retained , the area covered being 652 acres and the resulting capacity 160 million cubic feet . I have met with no reference to any ...
about 184 feet above the bed of the reservoir , in which apparently a depth of 131 feet of water was retained , the area covered being 652 acres and the resulting capacity 160 million cubic feet . I have met with no reference to any ...
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The top was considerably worn down , so that the original level of the flood - escape was uncertain ; if , as is probable , it was 13 feet below the crest , the area of the reservoir was 470 acres , and its capacity 141 million cubic ...
The top was considerably worn down , so that the original level of the flood - escape was uncertain ; if , as is probable , it was 13 feet below the crest , the area of the reservoir was 470 acres , and its capacity 141 million cubic ...
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Contents
THE ANCIENT VAEDDAS | 23 |
THE MODERN VAEDDAS | 35 |
THE MODERN VAEDDAS SOCIAL DIVISIONS | 113 |
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according ancient Anurādhapura appears believe belong bricks built called carried cave central century B.C. Ceylon chiefs close coins construction cross dāgaba deity demons described district early evidently face fact feet five follows Forest four give 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 sluice southern square stone symbol Tamil tank temple termed thick third Tissa tree turned usual Vaeddas village Wanniyas weight 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 | University of Minnesota |
| Digitized | 21 Dec 2012 |
| ISBN | 8120602080, 9788120602083 |
| Length | 695 pages |
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