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Alawala Caves – prehistoric archeological treasure trove – By Arundathie Abeysinghe Situated in close proximity to Gampaha in the Western Province, discovery of two pre-historic human remains and several artifacts in Alawala Caves dating to prehistoric periods reveal valuable archeological data… Initially, these artefacts were discovered by a team of archaeology scholars and their students from the Postgraduate Institute of Archaeology (PGIAR), University of Kelaniya. The team comprised of archaeologists, chemists, botanists as well as geologists. According to scholars, the finds at Alawala Caves include fragments of a skull, jawbones with teeth, including loose teeth. Scholars are of the view that these artefacts date to pre-historic era 13,000 B.C.E. Archaeologists are of the view that these remains may reveal valuable data about the pre-historic past of Sri Lanka, including a different concept of our history. According to archaeologists, shark tooth ornament seems too small and delicate to have survived many ...