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Sigiriya — Buried Garden North Terrace (Sri Lanka)
Verified7.9500° N · 80.7600° E · 200 m

Sigiriya — Buried Garden North Terrace (Sri Lanka)

Sigiriya Garden N

Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇱🇰 Central, Sigiriya, Sri Lanka

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About Sigiriya — Buried Garden North Terrace (Sri Lanka)

Sigiriya — Buried Garden North Terrace (Sri Lanka) in Central, Sigiriya, Sri Lanka is a Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE) buried city attributed to Bronze Age. Systematic survey and magnetometry document architectural phasing. The site includes a principal enclosure and ancillary necropolis. Dimensions insula 28 × 42 m; street grid 120 m × 90 m; area 24.3 ha. Excavation buried; condition buried under 2–5 m alluvium/colluvium. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.

Why it mattersKey Bronze Age buried-city with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 200 m elevation.

Open questions

Mysteries & theories

Mysteries

  1. 01Function and labor organization
  2. 02Construction technique

Theories

  1. 01Ritual landscape model
  2. 02Ceremonial centre

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. 3000 BCE
Period
Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE)
Culture
Bronze Age
Purpose
Buried urban quarter under later deposits
Rediscovered
1929
Excavation
Buried

  1. c. 3000 BCE

    Initial construction / foundation

  2. c. 1041 BCE

    Major refurbishment / second phase

  3. 1902

    Modern rediscovery and excavation

  4. c. 1493 CE

    Abandonment

On the ground

Structures & features

7.9500° N · 80.7600° E · 200 m · 4 mapped features

  • Buried Insula North

    insula

    Buried Insula North at Sigiriya — Buried Garden North Terrace (Sri Lanka) — insula with stratified deposits

    7.9521° N · 80.7610° E

  • Street Grid Sector

    street

    Street Grid Sector at Sigiriya — Buried Garden North Terrace (Sri Lanka) — street with stratified deposits

    7.9508° N · 80.7579° E

  • Workshop Terrace

    workshop

    Workshop Terrace at Sigiriya — Buried Garden North Terrace (Sri Lanka) — workshop with stratified deposits

    7.9483° N · 80.7591° E

  • Rampart Segment

    rampart

    Rampart Segment at Sigiriya — Buried Garden North Terrace (Sri Lanka) — rampart with stratified deposits

    7.9480° N · 80.7625° E

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