Sriyani Hathurusinghe
Sriyani Hathurusinghe
Senior Lecturer Gr. I in Archaeology
PhD (Kelaniya), MSc (PGIAR), PGDip (PGIAR), BA in Archaeology (Kelaniya), MSLCA
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Email pshathurusinhe@kln.ac.lk
Telephone +94112290813
Mobile +94764606353
Room No G-05
Postgraduate Supervision Available
BIOGRAPHY:
BIOGRAPHY:
Dr. Sriyani Hathurusinghe is a Senior Lecturer in Archaeology at the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. A dedicated researcher and academic, she holds a PhD and BA from the University of Kelaniya, as well as an MSc and Postgraduate Diploma from the Postgraduate Institute of Archaeology (PGIAR). Her expertise spans prehistory, ancient irrigation systems, and environmental archaeology, focusing on the complex relationship between early civilisations and their natural landscapes. Dr. Hathurusinghe is committed to advancing the field of archaeological research and heritage management within the South Asian context.
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Pre-history, Ancient irrigation, Environmental archaeology
ONGOING RESEARCH & PROJECTS:
ONGOING RESEARCH & PROJECTS:
A study of bridges constructed during the British period in the Kelani river basin.
TEACHING: (Papers taught in 2025/2026)
TEACHING: (Papers taught in 2025/2026)
Ancient technology
Pre and proto-history in South Asia
Ancient Irrigation
POSITIONS:
POSITIONS:
Head of Department, Department of Archaeology, University of Kelaniya (2021 – 2024).
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES:
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES:
Reviewer: Ancient Ceylon journal, Department of Archaeology, Sri Lanka.
Reviewer Panel Member: Trivalent: Journal of Archaeology, Tourism and Anthropology (Volume 01, Issue 01).
Reviewer: Undergraduate Research Conference on Social Science (URCSS) 2025.
Board Member: Archaeology Advisory Board, Sri Lanka.
Session Chair: 3rd Undergraduate Research Symposium on Archaeology, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka.
JOURNAL ARTICLES (selected):
JOURNAL ARTICLES (selected):
Hathurusinghe, S. (2017). හක්බෙලිකන්ද ප්රාග් ඓතිහාසික ජනාවාසය [Hakbelikanda prehistoric settlement]. In Karuna: Prof. W. S. Karunatilake Felicitation Volume. S. Godage & Brothers (Pvt) Ltd.
Hathurusinghe, S. (2016). කැලණි ගංගා පෝෂක ප්රදේශයේ කටාරම් ලෙන් පිළිබඳ පුරාවිද්යාත්මක අධ්යයනයක් [An archaeological study of drip-ledge caves in the Kelani River catchment area]. In Samprasadana: Prof. K. M. P. Kulasekera Felicitation Volume. Department of History, University of Kelaniya.
Hathurusinghe, S. (2016). තෙත් කලාපයේ පැරණි යකඩ නිස්සාරණය: ගුරුගොඩ ඔය ආශ්රිත නව පුරාවිද්යාත්මක සොයාගැනීම් [Ancient iron extraction in the wet zone: New archaeological findings associated with Gurugoda Oya]. The Journal of Archaeology and Heritage Studies, 3(1). Department of Archaeology and Heritage Management, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka.
CONFERENCES (selected):
CONFERENCES (selected):
Hathurusinghe, S. බෞද්ධාගමික ස්මාරක විෂයෙහි ශ්රී ලංකාවේ අනුගමනය කෙරෙන සංරක්ෂණ ප්රතිපත්ති [Conservation policies applied by Sri Lanka in conserving the Buddhist monuments in Sri Lanka]. 13th Annual Research Symposium, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
Hathurusinghe, S. යටත්විජිත යුගයේ ශ්රී ලංකාවේ බෞද්ධ විහාරාරාමවල කුළුණු: කොළඹ දිස්ත්රික්කය කෙරෙහි විශේෂ අවධානය යොමු කරමින් [Pillars in the temple buildings in Sri Lanka during the Colonial era: Study with special reference to the Colombo District]. 9th Annual Research Symposium, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
Hathurusinghe, S. මධ්ය මා ඔය නිම්නයේ ප්රාග් ඓතිහාසික ජනාවාස [Prehistoric settlements in the middle Ma Oya Basin]. Annual Research Symposium, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
POSTGRADUATE SUPERVISION:
POSTGRADUATE SUPERVISION:
Current Students
M.G.A. Vishwakala, Research Title: An Ethno-archaeological Study of Selected Cave Temples in the Gampaha District, Sri Lanka
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