Department of Archaeology

Dr. D.K. Jayaratne

Senior Lecturer

B.A. (Peradeniya), M.Sc. (Kelaniya), Ph.D. (Deccan College Post-Graduate & Research Institute)

Department of Archaeology
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Education

PhD

Deccan College Post-Graduate & Research Institute, India

2005

MSc

University of Kelaniya

1993

BA

University of Peradeniya

1983

Current Positions

Senior Lecturer in Archaeology - University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Positions Held

Director - Archaeology, Unesco-Sri Lanka Cultural Triangle Programme, Kandy Project

2013 - 2019

Co-Chairperson - Undergraduate Research Congress, Faculty of Arts(URCFA), University of Peradeniya

2016 - 2018

Head - Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya

2013 - 2016

Director - Archaeology, Unesco-Sri Lanka Cultural Triangle Programme, Sigiriya Project

2008 - 2013

Chairperson of Research Committee - Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya

2005 - 2011

Head - Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya

2005 - 2008

Memberships

Fellow - Sri Lanka Council of Archaeologists (SLCA)

2011

Awards

SAARC Scholarship - Government of India, for the Ph.D. Program in India

1998 - 2004

ISLE Junior Faculty Fellowship - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA

1993

Publications

CHAPTERS IN BOOKS

Jayaratne, D.K., and Ekanayake, R.E.W.M.D., Samindathi (2015) Mahanuwara sri dalada maligawe prabhavaya saha ehi vikashanaya’ in Herath, H.M.D.R.(Main ed.) Pujaniya dalada sanskruthiya, 2015 (Dasavana Kalapaya).Getambe:Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Affairs, Council of Central Province, pp.15-34

Jayaratne, D.K.(2015) Sri Lankave mul yakada yugaye puravidyava:Ibbankatuva vasasthanaya saha susana sankirnaya sthanagathaveeme vadagathkama pilibanda mulika adhyanayak’ in Dissanayke, Senarath(Executive ed.) Eksiya visipas vasaraka piyasatahan(puravidya sashtriya lipi sangrahaya). Colombo:Department of Archaeology, State ministry of cultural affairs, pp.68-78

Jayaratne, D.K.(2015) Medarata mula aithihasika yugaya’in Dheerananda(Rev.), H. and Herath, H.M.D.R.(eds.) Medarata vamsha kathava. Kandy:Council of Central Province, pp.558-575

Jayaratne, D.K.(2005) Ardhadveepika indiyave prathamika yakada yugaya pilibanda paryeshana saha ehi nava pravanatha in National Archaeological Symposium-2005, Sri Lanka Foundation Institute, Colombo 07(Herath, M.B.ed.).Colombo: The Department of Archaeology, Sri Lanka, pp.78-89

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Jayaratne, D.K., Ambepitiya, Dulanjali, Bandara, Aruni, Fernando, M.A.R.M., Kumara, J.R.S.S. Susantha, K.A.S., and Venkatesh, Sirinivasan (2019) Lightning risk analyses on ancient lord Buddha statues, Proceedings University International Research Sessions (Ipurse 2019), Vol. 22, p.65

PUBLISHED IN ABSTRACT FORM

Jayaratne,D.K.(2013) Environmental archaeology of Sri Lanka: a site catchment analysis, International Conference on Asian Art,Culture and Heritage, Kelaniya: International Association for Asian Heritage centre for Asian Studies, abstract volume, p.59

Jayaratne, D.K.(2005) Early Iron Age burial typology and mortuary practices in Sri Lanka in Proceedings and abstract, Peradeniya University Research Sessions, PURSE 2005, Bandara, B.M.R., Samarasinghe, Jayaratne, D.K. et al eds.University of Peradeniya, Vol.10, p.36

Conferences

13th IEEE International Conference on Industrial and Information Systems ICIIS

Lightning risk analyses on protected Sri Lankan heritage stupas, IIT Ropar, India, pp. 322 – 327, 2018

International Conference in the Humanities and the Social Sciences(ICHSS)

An ancient clay canoe burial tradition in Sri Lanka, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya, 2018

The society of south Asian archaeology, 3rd International Congress

Aspects of mortuary practices in the Early Iron Age of Sri Lanka, Centre for South Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2010