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SHIPWRECKS IN SRI LANKA   Source:Island Nations Trust WNPS Monthly Lecture Archaeological Heritage, Biodiversity Hotspots & Magnets for Recreational Divers 20th January 2022 6 pm, Jasmine Hall, BMICH Also via zoom and FB live Presented by Arjan Rajasuriya, Rasika Mutukumarana, Dharshana Jayawardene & Chathurika Munasinghe Sri Lanka has long been at the centre of ancient maritime routes, attracting explorers, traders and invaders for centuries. As with all of mankind’s adventures there are the inevitable misadventures – resulting in a myriad of shipwrecks dotted along the island’s seabed. They have inadvertently left us a legacy – an unrivalled and unique cultural treasure, lying in the depths of the ocean around us. ...