Belilena

Belilena [ [http://www.srilankanexpeditions.com/location.php?city=Belilena+Caves#imgs Belilena Caves-Sri Lanka-Caving in Sri Lanka-Locations in Sri Lanka] ] is the famous largest cave in Sri Lanka. It is located eight km from the city of Kitulgala. It holds evidence of a lost generation of Sri Lanka 12,000 years old; then this cave belonged to the Balangoda People, described as "Homo sapiens balangodensis" by Paul E. P. Deraniyagala who found here ten skeletons of these people, who lived 2000 feet above the sea level. The fossils are believed to be more than 32,000 years old.

A visit requires a rope or rope ladder for entry. The part of the cave beyond the lake that fills it a short way from its mouth still remains unexplored.

ee Also

* Balangoda People

References

*http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20060811/ai_n16655716
*http://www.srilankaecotourism.com/caving_home.htm
*http://www.lankalibrary.com/geo/dera1.html
*http://www.angelfire.com/in4/visitsl/prehistoric/pahiyagala/pahiyangala.htm
*http://www.travelsrilanka.com/index.cfm?PAGE=736
*http://www.lankalibrary.com/geo/prehistory.htm
*http://www.lankalibrary.com/geo/palle2.html
*http://townplanninginsrilanka.blogspot.com/2008/05/pre-and-protohistoric-settlement-in-sri.html

ources & Scientist

*Kenneth A. R. Kennedy, "Fa Hien Cave", in "Encyclopedia of Anthropology" ed. H. James Birx (2006, SAGE Publications; ISBN 0-7619-3029-9)
* [http://www.lankalibrary.com/geo/dera1.html "Pre- and Protohistoric settlement in Sri Lanka"] — S. U. Deraniyagala, Director-General of Archaeology, Sri Lanka
*Kenneth A. R. Kennedy and Siran U. Deraniyagala, "Fossil remains of 28,000-year old hominids from Sri Lanka," Current Anthropology, Vol. 30, No. 3. (Jun., 1989), pp. 394-399.
*Kenneth A. R. Kennedy, T. Disotell, W. J. Roertgen, J. Chiment and J. Sherry, "Biological anthropology of upper Pleistocene hominids from Sri Lanka: Batadomba Lena and Beli Lena caves", Ancient Ceylon 6: 165-265.
*Kenneth A. R. Kennedy, Siran U. Deraniyagala, W. J. Roertgen, J. Chiment and T. Disotell, "Upper Pleistocene fossil hominids from Sri Lanka", American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 72: 441-461, 1987.
* [http://www.lankalibrary.com/geo/prehistory.htm Dr. Deraniyagala]
*Annual Review of Anthropology: 1980 By Siege, Bernard J. Siegel - Page 403 & 416
* [1] Propaedia: outline of knowledge and guide to the Britannica.-- [2] - [11] Micropaedia: ready reference and index.-- [12] - [30] Macropaedia: knowledge in depth.
* [http://www.arch.cam.ac.uk/~pam/ Professor Paul Mellars]