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Dr Mark Manuel's Outputs (57)

Glazed and Unglazed Ceramics (2013)
Book Chapter
Coningham, R., Gunawardhana, P., Adikari, G., Krishnan, K., Davis, C., Manuel, M., …Stern, B. (2013). Glazed and Unglazed Ceramics. In R. Coningham, & P. Gunawardhana (Eds.), Anuradhapura Volume III: The Hinterland (229-332). Archaeopress (BAR International Series 2568)

Excavation (2013)
Book Chapter
Coningham, R., Gunawardhana, P., Adikari, G., Strickland, K., Manuel, M., Senanayake, J., …Rammungoda, U. (2013). Excavation. In R. Coningham, & P. Gunawardhana (Eds.), Anuradhapura Volume III: The Hinterland (135-190). Archaeopress (BAR International Series 2568)

The Earliest Buddhist Shrine: Excavating the Birthplace of the Buddha, Lumbini (Nepal) (2013)
Journal Article
Coningham, R., Acharya, K., Strickland, K., Davis, C., Manuel, M., Simpson, I., …Sanderson, D. (2013). The Earliest Buddhist Shrine: Excavating the Birthplace of the Buddha, Lumbini (Nepal). Antiquity, 87(338), 1104-1123. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0003598x00049899

Key locations identified with the lives of important religious founders have often been extensively remodelled in later periods, entraining the destruction of many of the earlier remains. Recent UNESCO-sponsored work at the major Buddhist centre of L... Read More about The Earliest Buddhist Shrine: Excavating the Birthplace of the Buddha, Lumbini (Nepal).

Discussion (2013)
Book Chapter
Coningham, R., Gunawardhana, P., Adikari, G., Manuel, M., Davis, C., & Simpson, I. (2013). Discussion. In R. Coningham, & P. Gunawardhana (Eds.), Anuradhapura Volume III: The Hinterland (459-479). Archaeopress (BAR International Series 2568)

Luminescence dating of brick stupas: an application to the hinterland of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka (2013)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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.

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

Chronology and Culture-History in the Indus Valley (2010)
Book Chapter
Manuel, M. (2010). Chronology and Culture-History in the Indus Valley. In P. Gunawardhana, G. Adikari, & R. Coningham (Eds.), Sirinimal Lakdusinghe Felicitation Volume (145-152). Neptune

The Early Empires of South Asia (2009)
Book Chapter
Coningham, R., & Manuel, M. (2009). The Early Empires of South Asia. In T. Harrison (Ed.), The Great Empires of the Ancient World (226-249). Thames & Hudson

Priest-Kings or Puritans? Childe and willing subordination in the Indus (2009)
Journal Article
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.

Warfare in ancient South Asia (2008)
Book Chapter
Coningham, R., & Manuel, M. (2008). Warfare in ancient South Asia. In P. de Souza (Ed.), The Ancient World at war (229-242). Thames & Hudson

The Indus Civilisation (2007)
Book Chapter
Coningham, R., & Manuel, M. (2007). The Indus Civilisation. In A. Cremin (Ed.), Archaeologica : The world's most significant sites and cultural treasures (240-245). Random House

The state of theocracy: defining an Early Medieval hinterland in Sri Lanka (2007)
Journal Article
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.