Anuradhapura Jetavanaramaya South Brick Core
Anuradhapura Jetavanaramaya South Brick Core North Annex · Anuradhapura Site
Neolithic to Iron Age (6000 BCE–500 CE)·Neolithic·🇱🇰 North Central, Sri Lanka
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About Anuradhapura Jetavanaramaya South Brick Core
Anuradhapura Jetavanaramaya South Brick Core in North Central, Sri Lanka is a Neolithic to Iron Age (6000 BCE–500 CE) ancient village attributed to Neolithic. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal site extent 150 × 90 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 8.3510N 80.4040E controls access to North Central resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey ancient village for North Central, illustrating Neolithic construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 4000 BCE–500 CE
- Period
- Neolithic to Iron Age (6000 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Neolithic
- Purpose
- Ceremonial and residential complex
- Rediscovered
- 1974 survey
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 4000 BCE–500 CE
Initial construction of Anuradhapura Jetavanaramaya South Brick Core main structure
c. 1914
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1974–2019
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Anuradhapura Jetavanaramaya South Brick Core) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
8.3510° N · 80.4040° E · 178 m · 4 mapped features
Anuradhapura Jetavanaramaya South Brick Core — Main Structure
structurePrincipal ancient village — Site extent 150 × 90 m with diagnostic masonry/panel
8.3518° N · 80.4049° EAnuradhapura Jetavanaramaya South Brick Core — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
8.3500° N · 80.4033° EAnuradhapura Jetavanaramaya South Brick Core — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
8.3525° N · 80.4052° EAnuradhapura Jetavanaramaya South Brick Core — Hydraulic/Cistern
hydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir or rock-cut channel associated with site
8.3494° N · 80.4029° E