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Located near Kudumbimalai paddy field, this Anuradhapura-period site features a 5×5 meter square building with 11 original stone pillars arranged in rows. The ruins also contain an entrance threshold slab with joint mortises, alongside scattered bricks and stone chips.
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Located in Kudumbimalai, this prehistoric Megalithic site (c. 400 BCE) features cairn burials near paddy fields north of the mountain. Though damaged by land prep and treasure hunters, scattered granite slabs, quartz pebbles, and broken pottery confirm ancient burial practices.
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Located in Mavaddavan village, these Anuradhapura-period ruins cover a 10×10 meter area. The site contains stone pillars, bricks, and tile fragments. Though destroyed by treasure hunters and of uncertain exact function, the archaeological remains confirm the expansion of ancient human settlement in the region.
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Located below the eastern bund of Mirankadawai Reservoir, this late Anuradhapura-period archaeological site contains five original stone pillars alongside scattered bricks and tiles. Damaged by agriculture and currently used as a cattle shed, the site has been destroyed by farming activities.
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Located in Kudumbimalai, this Anuradhapura-period Buddhist monastery site sits on elevated ground by the Mirankadawai paddy field. Land development has completely destroyed the structures, displacing stone pillars, bricks, and architectural components into secondary context, with artifacts scattered across nearby fields.
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