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Archaeological Protected Monuments

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The Archaeological Protected Monuments is a list of buildings and monuments that are important because of their history. The buildings on this list can also be important to archaeologists. It is Sri Lanka's main list of important sites.[1]

There are more than 250,000 monuments on the list.[2] These buildings are selected by the Sri Lanka Archaeology department.[3]

Selecting and adding monuments

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The Sri Lanka Gazette shows the list of monuments to the public.[4]

References

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  1. "Gazette". The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 14756. 7 July 1967.
  2. "Kaudagala Forest Monastery" (PDF). Department of Archeological, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-07-07. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  3. "History of the Department of Archeology". Sri Lanka archaeological department. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  4. "Exploration and Documentation Division#Declaring of Ancient Monuments". Sri Lanka archaeological department. Archived from the original on 14 September 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.

Other websites

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