Publication details

Davis, C.E., Coningham, R.A.E., Gunawardhana, P., Pushparatnam, P., Schmidt, A. & Manuel, M.J. (2019). The antiquity of Jaffna Fort: new evidence from post-disaster archaeological investigations in northern Sri Lanka. Antiquity 93(368): e13.

• Publication type: Journal Article
• ISSN/ISBN: ISSN: 0003-598X, ESSN: 1745-1744
• DOI: 10.15184/aqy.2019.30
• Further publication details on publisher web site
• Durham Research Online (DRO) - may include full text

Author(s) from Durham

• UNESCO Professor Robin Coningham
• Dr Mark Manuel
• Dr Christopher Davis

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.