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Bone Tools Usage of Low-Land Wet Zone in Sri Lanka: Based on Cultural Phases of Rockshelters

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    (School of Archaeology and Museology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610207, China.; Department of Social Sciences and Comparative Studies, Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka)

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The low-land wet zone rockshelters in Sri Lanka, results bone tools technologies in association with Modern man/Homo sapiens back to c. 48,000 cal. BP. Here, I described the bone points recovered from the Low-land wet zone rockshelters during excavations. Under the analysis of bone tools, alongside detailed chronological and stratigraphical information, shows that Homo sapiens in Sri Lanka were utilizing with bone tool technologies as part of a contributed wet zone rainforest subsistence plan by at least 48,000 years BP.

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  • Pahiyangala Sumangala, 2024. "Bone Tools Usage of Low-Land Wet Zone in Sri Lanka: Based on Cultural Phases of Rockshelters," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 8(8), pages 2005-2011, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:8:y:2024:i:8:p:2005-2011
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