Early Settlements in Jaffna: An Archaeological Survey

Aiyanar Anaikkottai ancient Anuradhapura archaeological sites artifacts Bay of Bengal Black and Red Brahmi century A.D. Ceylon Coastal prospects coins Cōla dunes Dutch ECBRW excavation flood outlet fresh-water graffiti marks Grazing-land Grooved Rim Ware grooved tiles inch sheet Indrapala Iron slags Irupālai Island Jaffna lagoon Jaffna peninsula Kaccai Kalvalai Kantarōṭai Karainagar Kayts kingdom of Jaffna Kōyilvayal Kulam Kuyavanpitti Lagoon coast land layer legends limestone List of pottery Longitude Mannittalai Mantai medieval Megalithic burial mound Megalithic culture microlithic Mosaic sheet Nalavar Nallur Natural vegetation Open Country Paccilaippalli paddy paddy-fields Palk Strait Palmyra Parayar phase Plate Point Pedro pond port potsherds Pottery types Present cultivation Red Ware sherds Rim Red Ware Rouletted Ware route saline-free sand sandy scrub settlements sherds soil south India Sri Lanka stretch Tamil Nadu taravai temple Thick Rim Red trade trench TRRW turavu University of Jaffna Vallipuram Vanni Vatamarātci Water resources