MPhil / PhD Theses
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Item Ancient Royal Palaces in Sri Lanka(1997) Amarasinghe, M.Item An Archaeo-metallurgical Investigation of Sri Lankan Historical Bronzes(2008) Thanthilage, ArjunaItem The archaeology of pottery recovered from the lower Kirindi-Oya basin 1999-2003(2005) Bandara, D.M.R.A.Item Aspects of the prehistory of the Sigiriya-Dambulla region(1998) Adikari, A.G.M.In this thesis an attempt has been done to depict a part of the story of the Sri Lankan stone ageman according to the archaeological investigations and excavation done within and area of about 500 km associated with Sigiriya which is in the dry zone of Sri Lanka. ~ .)e e.-'f CD \[£A k-i w'7 (,,,UU ~c. Through these excavations. some of the skeletons of people who lived in this area and dated to be about 10000 years old according to radio active dating processes.e.nd some ofth~stone and bone tools appearing to have been used by them were found. Some of the remains of animal bones and plant parts which had been consumed by them, were also found. This has ~' ~s o\.,,\C\\US,"S \ s made possible to get some idea of there food processes. But these analyses are not sufficient --- 'I ((\.\., to say something definite above the stoneage people. It is possible to get more information by study of phytoliths and diatoms in their grinding stones and their stone tools. To complete this task the animal bones also should be analysed formally. The next stage is to complete these tasks. This thesis has been written by collecting information that could be obtained through statistical and sciencetific analysis. This makes it possible for scholars to get an idea of how ~l . I'; I the people who lived in and around Sigiriya about 10000 years ago, found t-heir shelters and conducted their lives as members of a hunting and gathering society. Q If any scholats interested in studying these details they could be obtained from the appendices.Item Development of Buddhist monasteries towards urbanism in the Tissamaharama region(2003) Gunawardhana, P.Item Early ion smelting technology in the Sigiriya-Dambulla region (Dehigaha-ala-kanda at Alakolavava)(1999) Solangaarachchi, S.A.D.M.R.A.Ancientsettlements, dated from the 10th century BC onwards in the Sigiriya Dambulla Regionin the North Central Province in Sri Lanka, have been surveyed and studied in great detail by various scholars. The earliest dated sites are Ibbankatuwa in Dambulla and Aligala in Sigiriya. From the remains of the techno-cultural activities within the settlements unearthed from the excavations at the Ibbankatuwa cist burial site which belonged to the settlers of the ancient megalithic tradition, a clear picture emerges of their iron using agro-economic culture and well organized social system. The research excavations at Ibbankatuwa had been carried out as part of a collaboration program betweenthe Central Cultural Fund (CCF)/Cultural Triangle, the Postgraduate Institute of Archaeology (PGIAR) and The Kommission fur Algemeine und Vergleichende Archaeologie (KAVA) of the German Archaeological Institute (Bandaranayake 1990). Howeverto understand fully the development of these ancient historic settlements in this area, it is imperative that the technological aspects should be studied in detail. Focusing on the above aspects, the Postgraduate Institute of Archaeology launched a SettlementArchaeology collaboration project with the RIKSANTIKU ARIEAMBETET I RAA(Swedish Central Board of National Antiquities) in the Sigiriya-Dambulla region which includs the four major river basins of the area: Kiri Oya, Sigiri Oya, Mirisgoni Oya and Dambulu Oya (Bandaranayake 1990). The exploration conducted in the Kiri Oya basin (Manatunga 1990, Manjusri 1990, Mogren 1990) alone revealed nearly 70 sites, prehistoric, protohistoric, historic and other, connected with iron production. One ofthe early historic iron smelting sites Dehigaha-ala-kanda at Alakolavava was unearthed in the systematic archaeological excavation series in 1990 and 1991. Archaeological research enabled the identification of large scale iron smelting, using an advanced bloomeryprocess with magnetite ore at the site. Pieces of iron slags of various sizes and shapes and slag mounds covered with soil layers bear testimony to the extent of production and the stage of development of the technology. Seven Carbon 14 dates indicatethat the site was in operation from somewhere between the 2nd century BC to the 4th century AD, a particularly early period for iron production of this scale and quality. An approach referred to here as ethnotechnology, which is a combination of ethnohistory, ethnography and ethnoarchaeology was used in this research prior to the excavation and ancient historic iron smelting villages were studied in order to discern the obscure iron smelting technology that was practiced in ancient Sri Lanka.Item Evolution of Colombo City: An Outgrowth of Colonial Encroachment(2008) Karunathilaka, Gampahe Koralalaye Nandanie DamayanthiItem Item IMPLEMENTATION OF THE USE OF FIRST LANGUAGE AS A STRATEGY IN TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE: INTEGRATING TRANSLANGUAGING AS A PEDAGOGICAL TOOL IN TEACHING THE BASIC TENSES IN WRITTEN GRAMMAR FOR THE FIRST YEAR SINHALA MEDIUM STUDENTS IN BUDDHIST AND PALI UNIVERSITY OF SRI LANKA(2024) Kumarage, K. G.This research aims to investigate the effectiveness of utilizing Sinhala as the students' first language (L1) through Translanguaging (TRL) as a pedagogical approach in teaching English as a second language (L2). The focus is on enhancing written grammar competence in fundamental English tenses—Simple Present, Simple Past, and Simple Future—among first-year students at the Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka. The study explores theoretical and practical positions in English language teaching, delves into the concept of TRL, and validates its practices specifically for English as a Second Language (ESL) students whose primary language is Sinhala. Participants in the study include first-year Sinhala medium students from the Department of English Language Teaching (DELT) at the Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka. A systematic sampling approach selects 60 students each for the control and experimental groups. The experimental study employs a single-variable design, with the type of instruction as the independent variable and improvement in students' grammatical competence as the dependent variable. Quantitative analysis involves pre-tests, a specially designed programme, mid-tests, and post-tests over one year, using SPSS for data analysis and from Likert-style questionnaires and qualitative insight comes from interviews. Findings reveal the experimental group's remarkable test performance, indicating the efficacy of the TRL strategy. Likert-style questionnaire responses and interview feedback underscore the positive impact, with students expressing a strong preference for the TRL approach. In conclusion, the research demonstrates that incorporating TRL techniques, using learners' L1, significantly improves test performance and enhances students' attitudes toward learning English. This study contributes to the existing literature by bridging the gap in quantitative research on the effectiveness of TRL in teaching grammar at the tertiary level, affirming its potential as an effective pedagogical tool for language education.Item Pollen morphological studies of selected cultivated and wild species of Poaceae(2007) Munasinghe, M.L.A.M.S.Item Item Socio-Cultural Influence of the Dutch in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka(2010) Wijesuriya, H.B.E.Item Understanding of the past in Panama Pattu: based on archaeological and historical records(2010) Manathunga, S.B.Item අනුරාධපුර ජේතවන ස්තූපයේ සංරක්ෂණය පිළිබඳ ඇගයීමක්(2006) Gunaratne, M.R.R.S.Item අභයගිරියේ සුදස්සන පඨනඝරයේ ඇතුළු දීඝපාෂාණ ලෙන් පද්ධතිය පිළිබඳව පුර විද්යාත්මක අධ්යයනයක්(2007) Pagngnasiha Thero, G.Item ක්රිස්තු වර්ෂ අටවන සියවසේ සිට පහළොස්වන සියවස දක්වා ශ්රී ලංකාවේ විදේශ වෙළඳ සබඳතා පිළිබඳව විශ්ලේෂණාත්මක අධ්යයනයක්(2008) Kekulawalage, Nayomi DinukaItem ජේතවන ස්තතූපයේ වාස්තු විද්යා මුලිකාංග සහ ඉදිකිරීමේ තාක්ෂණික ක්රම(2007) Gamlath, D.P.