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Department of Archaeology

University of Peradeniya

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Welcome to the Department of Archaeology


The Department of Archaeology, University of Peradeniya was established as a separate Department in 1976, is one of the largest Departments in the university system of Sri Lanka. At present, over one hundred undergraduates are following the Special and General Degree courses in Sinhala and English media at the Department. The teaching of archaeology at Peradeniya, was originally introduced as an auxiliary subject to history, as a sub-department, for the purpose of training future archaeological officers required by the state. In 1957, Dr. Senarat Paranavitana on his retirement from the post of Commissioner of Archaeology was appointed as the Professor of Archaeology, which marked the official beginning of the Department of Archaeology, University of Peradeniya. The notable archaeologists, namely, Prof Senarat Paranavitana, Prof. P.L. Prematilleke and Prof. Sudharshan Seneviratne have served in the Department.


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Old Money and Ancient Writing: Archaeology undergraduates visit the National Museum and (state) Department of Archaeology to study coins and inscriptions

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Maritime Archaeology Training Programme at the Maritime Archaeology Unit of the Central Cultural Fund in Galle.


Rambewa Kadahatha Aloka Pabbatha Vihara Excavation conducted by the Department of Archaeology and Heritage Management, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka.