An Excavation of a Shell-midden at Pallemalla in Southern Littoral area of Sri Lanka
Some Evidence of Prehistoric Chenier Occupation in c. 4th millennium BC
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6012310 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Raj Somadeva, Sudevi Ranasinghe |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Pages | 15-15 |
| Publication date | 2006-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ancient Asia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2042-5937 • E-ISSN: 2042-5937 |
| Publisher | Ubiquity Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.5334/aa.06103 |
| OpenAlex | W2124643588 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 9 |
A rescue excavation conducted in a prehistoric shell-midden identified in the littoral area of southern Sri Lanka had revealed a substantial set of information pertaining to the coastal adaptation of the prehistoric communities in Sri Lanka in c. fourth millennium BC. Seven human skeletons were excavated. The faunal remains associated with the prehistoric levels at the site show a wide range of exploitative selection of the prehistoric subsistence pattern in the dry-arid maritime littoral eco zone of the country. The article presents a preliminary account of the discovery
Agriculture · Archaeology · Excavation · Geography · Littoral zone · Midden · Paleoanthropology · Prehistory · Sri lanka · Subsistence agriculture · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies · Geology · Oceanography
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| Citations per year | 0.42 |
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| Citation span | 2014 - 2026 (13) |
| Highly cited | No |