Near the Dambulla Kurunagala road. Maintaining by Central Cultural Fund. They are charging Rs 100 PER adults & Rs 50 for children. Considering archeological importance of this place, it is a Prehistoric Great Stone Cemetery The period from the end of the Prehistory to the beginning of the Age is known by various names such as the Prehistoric Age, the Prototype and the Early Age, and the Early Iron Age. The use of clay pots and metal tools made of sakaporu was one of the hallmarks of this technologically and culturally changed era. These cemeteries are divided into two main parts. That is, 1. Memorial monuments built in memory of the deceased. 2. 2 with the ashes of the deceased Buys and builds a cemetery where he or she uses materials. Excavations were carried out on three occasions from 1988 to 1990. During the excavations, a cluster of 21 tombs was found, and coal samples from it were dated to 600 graves. Twenty-six stone tombs are made of granite, and are either rectangular or square. Some of the lids were covered with stone and contained ashes about 2 small clay pots.

34 acer archaeological site. Archaeological remains were tested for carbon dating and found they were 2700 years old. This place provide evidences to prove that they had incredible technology at that time.

This is the main Megalithic burial site we can go and watch in closely. Site situate in Right side of the A 6 road ( colombo rd) ,if u come from the dambulla. Easy to accsess, parking is available . They charge Rs 100 for elders and Rs 50 for the child. Place has a souvenir & book shop. Site is maintained by Central cultural fund. " Ibbankatuwa burial site located on the left bank of the Dambulu oya, a tributary of the Kala oya was discovered by archaeologists as an ancient burial site that existed over 2700 years ago."

This is a great place to see on the way to Dambulla. If you follow Google maps you can't miss the place. There is parking inside the location. Tickets price is Rs. 100 per adult. The person at the ticket counter is knowledgeable and helpful. It takes about 30 min to see all the burial sites. It is an easy walk.

A TOMB COMPLEX The Ibbankatuwa tomb site has been identified as an archaeological protected site in Sri Lanka. They found the premises: iron, copper pots, clay pots, gold pieces, beads, and necklaces. One of the recently found Archaeological discoveries, now becoming a famous tourists attractions in Sri Lanka. About 150 km away from Colombo, you may be able to reach this destination in a maximum of 2.5 hours with your private vehicle. (152.6 km) via Central Expressway/E04 and Ambepussa - Kurunegala - Trincomalee Hwy/Ambepussa - Trincomalee Hwy/Kandy Rd/Kurunegala - Dambulla Rd/A6 - copied)

A place just off the Kurunegala - Dambulla highway, if you really fascinate the sort of stuff. It's a proto-historic megalithic burial site carbon dated back to 2700 years with well preserved stone tombs, pots of human ashes/remains and the stuff used by then civilisation. Site is maintained by the Central Cultural Fund and needs tickets to access. For locals it's Rs. 100/- adults and Rs. 50/- children. Staff was well informed, helpful and passionate about the importance of the site.

It was such a unique experience. The ticket price was 100 lkr per person. We spent around half an hour there and we were able to observe around 3 of the burial sites. Highly recommend to anyone.

An ancient grave yard that you easily could get an idea on Srilankan culture and technology that existed thousand years back. Easy access. The place closes at 5pm

Historically important place which is well maintained by Archaeology Heritage Management. The site was conserved by The Central Cultural Fund & Tourism Promotion.

A pre historical archeological site maintained by the Cultural Triangle unde Central Cultural Fund. Place is located by the side of Dambulla - Kurunegala highway. Place comprises of monuments and tombs built in memmory of diseased and believed to aging upto 2700 yrs ago in the Megalithic era. Excavations has done in a stage wise manner in 1970, 1988 & latest in 2015 and has found 600 burials expanded over an area of 13 hectares Ticket prices are Rs 50/= per child and Rs 100/= per adult. There's ample parking space within premises There is a souvenir shop where you can buy fancy wearings and books written on historical places near by

Located very close to dambulla kurunegala main road. Has very easy access. Has enough parking. You have to buy a ticket worth 200 rupees for an adult to enter this place. It says this place has ruined tombs more than 5000 years old. Since this place was discovered recently you have to walk in narrow roads between houses and gardens to reach the tombs. Once you enter you will see some flat rocks which we can assume as tombs. Clay pots filled with marbles, jewellery have been discovered from this place but you will see only photos at this location. It will take 15 minutes to explore this.

Waste of time and money. Nothing to observe as advertised and boasted in the front. Most important stuff like ancient jewellery and special clay pots are not displayed here. It's just some typical clay pots and ancient tomb stones. Definitely not worth the Rs. 100 ticket.

Place has tombs of a civilization which is older than 2700 years. It is nicely maintained and calm and quite environment. You can get lots of information from the boards around. Museum has clay pots which were found in the area.

Smak archeological site. Few tombs and little museum. Nothing spectacular.

A must visit place to get to know about the proto historic era of Sri Lanka. In this place you find a burial site which dates back to 2800 years . And also a mesium is also there to show the ancient monument used by early man.

Really nice place to visit and absolutely astonishing to see the megalithic cemetery. I never knew it existed and it was lovely to visit this place.

It's fascinating history goes back to 3000 years. Well worth visiting

While the site is compact, I found it interesting. The displays are interpreted in Sinhala, Tamil and English. Takes 15 minutes to look at the tombs and displays.

one of the most iconic places connected to Sri Lankan ancient times, where people were buried their deceased bodies using carved rock plates. If you wanna see something the same as Egyptian burials sites? Please visit here!

Interesting place to see, a quick visit. Could have done a better job to describe the history related to this place.

Ibbankatuwa Megalithic Burial Site is a small archeological site. Evidences of 3000 years back jewelry making technology, Iron technology and pottery making technology and life style of Sri Lankan can indetify. This site located about 2 km to the south-west of the Dambulla Cave Temple along the Kurunegala Dambulla Road. The megalithic Burial is one of the largest in the Island. It is associated with an early settlement site on the banks of the Dambulu Oya. Dated to the first millennium BC (circa 1000-300 BC), human settlement associated with this Burials belongs to the settlers and farmers of the Proto and early historic period human. The clusters of cist tombs, each made of a floor slab, four upright stone units and a capstone forming a rectangular chamber. The stone slabs used for the cist tombs are broadly regular in shape with a rough finish. Two cist tombs, of which the capstones were intact, have been archaeologically investigated. It has yielded terracotta urns containing cremated human remains and rich finds of grave articles in the form of pottery and beads of high craftsmanship. Symbols have also been found inscribed on some of the capstones. These archaeological investigations have revealed the burial and ritual practices generally associated with a megalithic settlement. This and other such settlements, therefore, are amongst the oldest villages and the proto-urban settlements discovered in Sri Lanka so far, which throw significant light on the rural base of Sri Lanka’s classical civilization. The pottery and terracotta beads found inside the cist tombs showcase the pottery usage and terracotta technology while the beads reflect rich artistic sensibilities, social differentiations, symbols of wealth, status and power, and the imported items such as carnelian beads which are indicators of foreign trade associated with these settlements. Associated with this settlement are a number of micro tanks and riverside marshes, which are the potential sites to investigate early irrigated rice cultivation in the Island. Archaeologists believe that the settlement associated with this burial site formed the social and economic infrastructure which sustained the early Buddhist monastery at Dambulla. Therefore, this site is historically linked closely to the Dambulla Monastery complex. Ibbankatuwa Necklace/ Waistband. The original necklace or waistband, which was recovered from the northern edge of cluster of the Ibbankatuwa burial site. Only a broad time period has been assigned to the Ibbankatuwa burial site (600BC–4th/3rd centuries BC), therefore, the findings can only be placed within this period. This makes it difficult to place them in an accurate chronological framework and to make meaningful comparisons with other assemblages. This necklace was discovered partially intact, enabling the excavators to reconstruct the necklace. This is the only object of personal adornment made of beads in the assemblages I studied that was recovered in a manner that would shed light on its original form. The necklace consists of a combination of stone and glass beads. It is made of four separate strands held in place by five spacer beads made of carnelian. These spacer beads are sub obloid pieces that contain four drill holes to hold the four strands of the necklace. The two on either end are white in colour, probably as a result of burning, just like the 20 and 16 barrel-shaped, carnelian beads strung next to them. There are 216 carnelian beads altogether, in addition to the spacer beads. On either side of the middle three non-burnt spacer beads are 24 banded agate beads

Best place to get idea about people who are living in 🇱🇰 3000years ago.