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.

doi:10.15184/aqy.2019.30

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.

Authors

Dr Christopher Davis christopher.davis@durham.ac.uk
Research Associate

Professor Robin Coningham r.a.e.coningham@durham.ac.uk
Professor

P. Gunawardhana

P. Pushparatnam

A. Schmidt

Dr Mark Manuel m.j.manuel@durham.ac.uk
Assistant Professor

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

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