• Aruna Rajapakse, Senior Lecturer in Archaeology had his Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree at the University of Peradeniya . Subsequently obtained his Postgraduate Diploma in Urban Revitalization and Heritage Management in The Netherlands and completed MA in Archaeology and Heritage Management in India . Now he is reading for PhD at the University of Peradeniya . He has Participated in several overseas training programs, workshops and seminars in UK , Netherlands , Japan and India . He has worked for 6 years as a Research officer of the Central Cultural Fund in Sri Lanka before joining the University of Peradeniya

• BA (Cey), PG Diploma ( Netherlands ), MA ( India )

• Academic Sub-warden 1999; Student counselor; Editor Alternative Archaeology 2009; Senior Treasurer, Archaeological Society 2010-2011; General Secretary, Peradeniya Arts Faculty Teachers' Association (PAFTA) 2010/2011.

• Member SLCA;
• Professor Leelananda Prematilleke prize for Archaeology1996, ,
• Nuffic Scholarship for Sri Lankan Professionals 1998,
• Gate Mudliyar A.G.Tillakeratne Postgraduate fellowship 1998,
• ISLE fellowship 2005,
• Indian Commonwealth Scholarship 2005

• Heritage and Cultural Resource Management, Cultural Tourism, Museology, Conservation of Archaeological Material, Field Archaeology

‘‘ Dalada Vahanse Pasubimkota Godanegunu Desheeya Sanskruthika Uruma Sanrakshana Yantrnaya saha Ehi Gamaka Balavega'', Pujaneeya Dalada Sanskruthiya, (2010) 1-18.
‘‘ Presentation and Interpretation of Local Cultural Heritage through museums”. Alternative Archaeology , Dept.of Archaeology, University of Peradeniya , (2009) 129-140.
‘‘ Sanskruthika Uruma Vyasanaye Kalinaa Pravanatha saha Abhiyoga'' Sarathi, Department of Cultural Affairs, Central Province , (2009) 26-37.
‘‘Redefining Cultural Landscapes of World Heritage Sites In Sri Lanka '' Heritage , Asia Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO(ACCU), Japan , (2004) 83
‘‘ Issues in Tourism Management in the Sacred City of Anuradhapura ” Sanskruthika Puranaya, CCF, (2001). ___ ‘‘Heritage Management of the sacred City of Anuradhapura ” Institute for Housing and Urban Development studies (IHS) Rotterdam , The Netherland, (1998).

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