Part of a plate (with inscribe letters)
- காலகட்டம்
- Historical
- திகதி/காலம்
- 2025-08-06
- பயன்படுத்தப்பட்ட மூலப்பொருட்கள்
- Clay
- அளவுக் குறியீடுகள் (பரிமாணங்கள்)
- L-10.4cm, W-6.4cm
- கண்டெடுக்கப்பட்ட தளம்
- Godawaya Shipwreck
- தற்போதைய இருப்பிடம்
- Conversation Labotory
- பதிவு எண்
- SL/S/GDV/2019/041
முழுமையான விளக்கம்
On December 1, 2019, this Part of a plate (with inscribe letters) was discovered at the Godavaya archaeological site. The vessel features a simple, rimless opening. The sherd measures approximately 10.4 cm in length and 6.4 cm in width, weighing about 68 grams. The wall thickness is around 0.4 cm. Belonging to the plain ware category, the vessel is colored in a Black and Reddish-Brown (BRW) hue.
வரலாற்றுப் பின்னணி
The ship, dated to the 2nd century BCE, contained pottery shards that are considered to belong to the 2nd–3rd centuries BCE. This has also been confirmed through analyses conducted on the pottery shards. The pottery found at the Godavaya site shows similarities to those discovered in the excavations at Tissamaharama and Anuradhapura. So far, evidence belonging to 11 ancient pottery types has been identified across the country. From the Godavaya site, pottery remnants corresponding to seven of these types have been uncovered. Accordingly, it is clear that these pottery vessels were used not only for domestic consumption but also in maritime navigation activities.
