Waulpane Cave (Sinhala: වවුල්පනේ හුණුගල් ගුහාව) or Wavula Pane Cave is a cave located in Bulutota Rakwana range, northwest of Embilipitiya one of the archeological sites located in Sri Lanka.
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| Location | Udugama |
| Coordinates | 6°25′30″N 80°43′58″E / 6.4249°N 80.7328°E |
| Depth | 300 m (980 ft) |
| Length | 139 m (457 ft) |
| Height variation | 12–14 m (40–45 ft) |
| Elevation | 278 m (912 ft) |
| Features | stalactites, stalagmites, internal waterfall |
The cave is located in the Ratnapura District, in the Kolonne Korale, about 278 metres (912 ft) above sea level. The meaning of Wavul Pane (Sinhalese name) is Cave of Bats. Approximately over 250,000 bats inhabit the cave.
See also
editReferences
edit- Kenneth A. R. Kennedy, "Fa Hien Cave", in Encyclopedia of Anthropology ed. H. James Birx (2006, SAGE Publications; ISBN 0-7619-3029-9)
- "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.
- Dr. Deraniyagala
- Annual Review of Anthropology: 1980 By 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.
- Professor Paul Mellars
External links
edit- Cave exploration tours in Sri Lanka
- PRE- AND PROTOHISTORIC SETTLEMENT IN SRI LANKA
- Pahiyangala (Fa-Hiengala) Caves
- Prehistoric basis for the rise of civilisation in Sri Lanka and southern India
- Here they lived and died
- http://townplanninginsrilanka.blogspot.com/2008/05/pre-and-protohistoric-settlement-in-sri.html PRE - AND PROTOHISTORIC SETTLEMENT IN SRI LANKA
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