All Outputs (28)

Luminescence dating of brick stupas: an application to the hinterland of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka (2013)
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Bailiff, I., Lacey, H., Coningham, R., Gunawardhana, P., Adikari, G., Davis, C., …Strickland, K. (2013). Luminescence dating of brick stupas: an application to the hinterland of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. Antiquity, 87(335), 189-201. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0003598x00048717

The domed stupas are among the most distinctive of South Asia's religious monuments and have been shown to be sensitive indicators for their society. Since arguments for economic and political change depend on accurate dating, and since the stupas ar... Read More about Luminescence dating of brick stupas: an application to the hinterland of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.

The dry tank: development and disuse of water management infrastructure in the Anuradhapura hinterland, Sri Lanka (2013)
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Gilliland, K., Simpson, I., Adderley, W., Burbidge, C., Cresswell, A., Sanderson, D., …Adikari, G. (2013). The dry tank: development and disuse of water management infrastructure in the Anuradhapura hinterland, Sri Lanka. Journal of Archaeological Science, 40(2), 1012-1028. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2012.09.034

We identify and offer new explanations of change in water management infrastructure in the semi-arid urban hinterland of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka between ca. 400 BC and AD 1800. Field stratigraphies and micromorphological analyses demonstrate that a c... Read More about The dry tank: development and disuse of water management infrastructure in the Anuradhapura hinterland, Sri Lanka.

Contextualising the Tabbova-Maradanmaduva 'culture': Excavations at Nikawewa, Tirappane, Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka (2012)
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Coningham, R., Gunawardhana, P., Davis, C., Adikari, G., Simpson, I., Strickland, K., …Manuel, M. (2012). Contextualising the Tabbova-Maradanmaduva 'culture': Excavations at Nikawewa, Tirappane, Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka. South Asian Studies, 28(1), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/02666030.2012.659877

Response to Goonatilake (2011)
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Coningham, R., Gunawardhana, P., Manuel, M., Adikari, G., Young, R., Schmidt, A., …Batt, C. (2011). Response to Goonatilake. Antiquity, 85(329), 1065-1067

Review of Rita Wright's The ancient Indus: urbanism, economy and society (2011)
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Manuel, M. (2011). Review of Rita Wright's The ancient Indus: urbanism, economy and society. Antiquity, 85, 678-679

Hidden Agendas: Hoarding within the Indus Valley Tradition (2010)
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Manuel, M. (2010). Hidden Agendas: Hoarding within the Indus Valley Tradition

Priest-Kings or Puritans? Childe and willing subordination in the Indus (2009)
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Coningham., R., & Manuel, M. (2009). Priest-Kings or Puritans? Childe and willing subordination in the Indus. European Journal of Archaeology, 12(1-3), 167-180. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461957109339691

One of the Indus Civilization’s most striking features is its cultural uniformity evidenced by a common script, artefact forms and motifs, weights and measures, and the presence of proscribed urban plans. Early excavators and commentators utilized id... Read More about Priest-Kings or Puritans? Childe and willing subordination in the Indus.

The state of theocracy: defining an Early Medieval hinterland in Sri Lanka (2007)
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Coningham, R., Gunawardhana, P., Manuel, M., Adikari, G., Katugampola, M., Young, R., …Batt, C. (2007). The state of theocracy: defining an Early Medieval hinterland in Sri Lanka. Antiquity, 81(313), 699-719. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0003598x00095673

The ancient Sri Lankan city of Anuradhapura is currently the subject of one of the world's largest and most intensive archaeological research projects. Having traced its growth from an Iron Age village to a medieval city, the research team now moves... Read More about The state of theocracy: defining an Early Medieval hinterland in Sri Lanka.