Anuradhapura: The British-Sri Lankan Excavations at Anuradhapura Salgaha Watta 2. Volume I: The Site

The excavation project undertaken at Anuradhapura responded to the general lack of research on early historic cities in India. This first volume details the environmental and geographical background of Anuradhapura, the history of the city from the small circular houses of the Iron Age through to the stone built architectural structures of the 13th century AD as the city developed into a thriving fortified metropolis. A large part of the volume is taken up by the results of the excavations carried out between 1989 and 1994 providing a better understanding of the development of urbanism on Sri Lanka. The second volume will include the artefacts and materials discovered during the excavations.