The antiquity of Jaffna Fort: new evidence from post-disaster archaeological investigations in northern Sri Lanka

Davis, C.E.; Coningham, R.A.E.; Gunawardhana, P.; Pushparatnam, P.; Schmidt, A.; Manuel, M.J.

Abstract

Post-disaster archaeological investigations at Jaffna Fort have revealed material demonstrating pre-colonial contact, shedding new light on the importance of the site in Indian Ocean trade and communications networks before European occupation.

Citation

Davis, C., Coningham, R., Gunawardhana, P., Pushparatnam, P., Schmidt, A., & Manuel, M. (2019). The antiquity of Jaffna Fort: new evidence from post-disaster archaeological investigations in northern Sri Lanka. Antiquity, 93(368), Article e13. https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2019.30

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Nov 27, 2018
• Online Publication Date: Apr 10, 2019
• Publication Date: Apr 30, 2019
• Deposit Date: Apr 9, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 30, 2019
• Journal: Antiquity
• Print ISSN: 0003-598X
• Electronic ISSN: 1745-1744
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 93
• Issue: 368
• Article Number: e13
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2019.30