Lost history and new findings

The Jaffna Fort and the buildings that had come up during the occupation of the island by the Portuguese, Dutch, and British show the architectural features relevant to those periods of construction. These monuments within the fort had been destroyed during the conflict that raged in the area for three decades. Post-disaster archaeological investigations at Jaffna Fort have revealed material demonstrating pre-colonial contact, shedding new light on the importance of the site in Indian Ocean trade and communications networks before European occupation.

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