Anuradhapura — Abhayagiri Buried Chapel North (Sri Lanka)
Abhayagiri Chapel N
Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇱🇰 North Central, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
About
About Anuradhapura — Abhayagiri Buried Chapel North (Sri Lanka)
Anuradhapura — Abhayagiri Buried Chapel North (Sri Lanka) in North Central, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka is a Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE) buried city attributed to Bronze Age. Systematic survey and photogrammetry document radiocarbon sequence. The site includes a principal enclosure and workshop area. Dimensions insula 28 × 42 m; street grid 120 m × 90 m; area 28.2 ha. Excavation buried; condition buried under 2–5 m alluvium/colluvium. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Bronze Age buried-city with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 90 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function and labor organization
- 02Construction technique
Theories
- 01Territorial marker
- 02Elite residence hypothesis
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 3000 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Buried urban quarter under later deposits
- Rediscovered
- 1990
- Excavation
- Buried
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 829 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1935
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
8.3700° N · 80.4000° E · 90 m · 3 mapped features
Buried Insula North
insulaBuried Insula North at Anuradhapura — Abhayagiri Buried Chapel North (Sri Lanka) — insula with stratified deposits
8.3724° N · 80.3992° EStreet Grid Sector
streetStreet Grid Sector at Anuradhapura — Abhayagiri Buried Chapel North (Sri Lanka) — street with stratified deposits
8.3694° N · 80.3990° EWorkshop Terrace
workshopWorkshop Terrace at Anuradhapura — Abhayagiri Buried Chapel North (Sri Lanka) — workshop with stratified deposits
8.3699° N · 80.4025° E