MENELA GALGE, Gavatgiriya
Ratnapura (Ratnapura District - LK)
6.642200,80.266700
6.642200,80.266700
Description
An about 5 m wide and 2.4 m high cave entrance with unspecified shape faces an unspecified direction and leads to an estimated 7 to 8 m long cave in gneiss which yielded, when archaeologically excavated in 1953 to a depth of 2.1 m, stone tools and faunal remains (Brooks 1995 Mss, no. 30 after DERANIYAGALA, S U 1980: 177). SITUATION: At an unidentified location and in an unspecified spatial relation near Gavatgiriya (Brooks 1995 Mss, no. 30), which appears to be the village known as Gawaragiriya (N06°38'32”: E080°16').
Histoire
Cavités proche
Distance (km) | Nom | Longueur (m) | Profondeur (m) |
---|---|---|---|
0.0 | MANELA GALGE | ||
5.7 | FA HIEN LENA | ||
10.0 | AA CAVE (Eckrich 1984) | ||
12.5 | Wavul Lena | ||
13.2 | KABARA GALGE | ||
15.0 | AA CAVE (Siffre 1975: 35) | ||
15.3 | BUDU GALLENA | ||
17.8 | NERAVANA GAL LENA | ||
19.1 | YAKGIRI LENA |