Belilena
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Belilena Cave is a cave in Sri Lanka, located 8 km (5.0 mi) from the town of Kitulgala. Evidence of prehistoric human presence as early as 32,000 years ago was recorded at the site. The skeletal remains of ten individuals were discovered by Paul E. P. Deraniyagala, who attributed them to Balangoda Man. Balangoda Man is assumed to have lived as early as 32,000 years ago and occupied high altitude territories of up to 2,000 ft (609.6 m) above sea level.
Wikidata
Beli-lena cave; Belilena Cave
Sri Lanka,
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Location: 7.0022, 80.4358, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
4 places
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Batatotalena Cave ⓘ
cave in Sri Lanka -
Belilena ⓘ
cave and archaeological site in Sri Lanka -
Moragalla Tunnel ⓘ
railway tunnel in Sri Lanka -
Singha Malai Tunnel ⓘ
railway tunnel in Sri Lanka
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| site | cave | Batatotalena Cave | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Belilena | archaeological site, cave | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Moragalla Tunnel | railway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Singha Malai Tunnel | railway tunnel | Wikidata | |