The Archaeological Museum of Dedigama, Sri Lanka is one of the Regional Museums Administered by the Department of Archaeology. The museum can be reached by traveling along the Nelundeniya - Galapitamada road (B540) about a 4 km distance from the Nelundeniya junction.
History
Established in 1954, the Dedigama museum is said to be the first regional museum of the Archaeological Department (Rambukwella, 2014).
Museum
The museum preserves a collection of items discovered mainly from the excavations done at Dedigama Kota Vehera (Rambukwella, 2014). Artifacts that are being exhibited include stone creations/tools, inscriptions, metal creations, and statues, etc. In addition to them, antiquities belonging to the reign of Parakramabahu I (1153-1186 A.D.) which were received from certain places such as Panduwasnuwara and Kegalle are also exhibited in the museum.
References
1) Rambukwella, M.W.C.N.K., 2014. Heritage representation in culturally
diverse societies: a case study of the Colombo National Museum in Sri
Lanka (Doctoral dissertation, School of Museum Studies). p.418.
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This page was last updated on 14 May 2022
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