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- ItemA critical study of the insecurity dilemma of Sri Lanka(University of Peradeniya, 2010-12-16) Kumara, J. S.
- ItemA culture-specific emotion vocabulary(University of Peradeniya, 2010-12-16) Appuhamilage, U. M. H.
- ItemA fuzzy based approach for condition monitoring of engine oil(University of Peradeniya, 2010-12-16) Marasinghe, L.; Ratnaweera, D.A.A.C.
- ItemA new approach to realtime recognition of license plates of moving vehicles(University of Peradeniya, 2010-12-16) Wijetunge, A.W.G.C.D.; Ratnaweera, D.A.A.C.
- ItemA non-linear statistical model for Kalu river daily stream flow prediction(University of Peradeniya, 2010-12-16) Hewavitharana, H.A.N.S.; Perera, K.; Nandalal, K.D.W.
- ItemA simple pavement marking management system applicable to Sri Lankan highway network(University of Peradeniya, 2010-12-16) Kumara, N.; Muthugala, T.; Dahanayake, L.; Wickramasinghe, V.
- ItemA study of functions of bounded fluctuation and extension to metric spaces(University of Peradeniya, 2010-12-16) Amarasinghe, A.K.; Perera, A.A.S.
- ItemA survey on generalized Hadamard matrices and their constructions(University of Peradeniya, 2010-12-16) Samarasiri, D.G.T.K.; Perera, A.A.I.
- ItemAbundance pattern of land snail in Knuckles forest(University of Peradeniya, 2010-12-16) KarunarathnaK. A. N. K.; Wijekoon, P.; Ranawana, K. B.
- ItemAdjustment on William's method when negative variance components occur in underdispersed logistic models(University of Peradeniya, 2010-12-16) Manoj, C.; Wijekoon, P.; Yapa, R. D.
- ItemAn AI based hybrid technique for online tea colour separation(University of Peradeniya, 2010-12-16) Lekamge, B.M.T.; Ratnaweera, D.A.A.C.
- ItemAn application of Program Evaluation and Review Technique in the construction of a Water Supply Project(University of Peradeniya, 2010-12-16) Rizna, S. I. F.; Daundasekara, W. B.
- ItemAn automatic answering system with template matching(University of Peradeniya, 2010-12-16) Gunawardena, T.; Lokuhetti, M.; Pathirana, N.; Ragel, R.G.; Deegalla, D.S.
- ItemAn optimization technique for economical diet meeting nutritional requirements(University of Peradeniya, 2010-12-16) Silva, K.R.M.; Daundasekara, W.B.
- ItemAn outlook of online distance education in Sri Lanka(University of Peradeniya, 2010-12-16) Kumari, R.M.C.; Ranasinghe, M.
- ItemAnalysis of the line voltage and distribution losses with load demand in a radial distribution system - a case study(University of Peradeniya, 2010-12-16) Mufaris, A.L.M.; Hikam, K.M.M.; Nihaj, M.N.M.; Feroando, M.A.R.M.; Karunarathna, C.A.B.
- ItemApplication of biodiesel on a conventional diesel engine; experimental investigation of operating characteristics(University of Peradeniya, 2010-12-16) Rajapaksha, R.P.Y.M.; Chandrarathne, J.D.R.; Nanayakkara, N.K.B.M.P.; Sirisena, U.P.S.
- ItemApplication of geostatistics for the assesment of bedrock and water table distributions(University of Peradeniya, 2010) Madugalla, T. B. N. S.; Senanayake, S. M. D. N.; Jayasena, H. A. H.
- ItemArchaeological reconnaissance programme in the Bibile- Nilgala region, Sri Lanka(University of Peradeniya, 2010-12-16) Jayaratne, D. K.Introduction The Bible-Nilagala region is situated within Sri Lanka's Intermediate Dry Lowlands (Deraniyagala 1992; 2) and administratively it belongs to the Monaragala District of the Uva Province. The archaeology of this region has only been confined to the knowledge derived from several isolated research attempts carried out since the early part of the twentieth century (Sarasin & Sarasin 1908; Seligmann & Seligmann 1911: I Deraniyagala 1992: 1-22). Until recently archaeological research on the island has been concentrated, with a few exceptions, on the nuclear/core areas in the north central and south- east of Sri Lanka. Peripheral regions like the Bible-Nilgala area in the Uva Province have long been neglected in archaeological research in the country. The overall objective of the present investigation was to collect information on archaeological and historical resources in the Bibile- Nilgala region. Methodology The study area was investigated with the assistance of I:50,000 and oneOinch topographic map enlargements, two Trimble Geo XT handheld GPS units and a Trimble Total Station. Results and Discussion In 2006 (June to July) the Bibile- Nilgala region was brought under scientific investigation through a collaborative programme undertaken between the Department of Archaeology of the University of Peradeniya, the Government Department of Archaeology in Sri Lanka and the Department of Anthropology, California State University of USA. The field programme was co-directed by Prof. Sudharshan Seneviratne and Dr. D.K. Jayaratne both of the Department of Archaeology, University of Peradeniya and Dr. Carl J Wendt of the Department of Anthropology of California State University, USA. The archaeological reconnaissance programme was initiated in a lightly populated 58 Sq. km area of the Bible- Nilgala region. The archaeological team visited 21 sites and identified a wide range of sites in the study area. The explorations brought to light several prehistoric cave sites in the study area. There are several Early Brahmi inscriptions on the Kahatattahels caves and also several dripledge caves have been found at Makara cave, Andagala cave and Galkotte. Andagala is one of the most extensive archaeological sites in the Bibile- Nilgala area and consists of at least four dispersed architectural groupings containing stone buildings, massive stone terraces and dripledge caves. An iron production site was found at Purekandura during the exploration in this region. A remarkable finding was the remains of an ancient roadway which connected Anuradhapura to Tissamaharama in the past. Although the study area is one of the undeveloped regions in the country at present, from the above study it is clear that this region seems to have been an important settlement region of Sri Lanka in the past due to the wealth of archaeological remains found. Conclusion On the basis of recent surface explorations, this area appears to have much potential for Pre, Proto and Early Historic investigations and therefore, may probably reveal more evidence on ancient settlements in this region. Acknowledgement The author wishes to thank Dr. Senarath Dissanayake, Prof. S.O.S. Seneviratne and Dr. Carl J. Wendt for their cooperation in this study. References Deraniyagala, S.U. (1992). The Prehistory of Sri Lanka Part I, Colombo: Department of Archaeological Survey, Government of Sri Lanka. Sarasin, P. and F. Sarasin ( 1908). ErgebnissNaturwissenschaftlicher Forschungen auf Ceylon. 4: Wiesbaden: e.W. Kreidel Seligmann, e.G, and B.Z, Seligmann (1911). The Veddas. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- ItemArtificial neural networks model for predicting rainfall-runoff(University of Peradeniya, 2010-12-16) Atukorala, A.K.N.L.; Wijeyakulasooriya, J.V.