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Yodha Maha Wewa is a remote jungle region which lies on the eastern border of the Bundala National Park in the Southern Province. There is another small reservoir called Murunga Wewa next this reservoir. Under the new renovation scheme of the ancient reservoirs initiated by the irrigation department, this reservoir was extended and is now connected to Yodha Maha Wewa
The site with the ancient Buddhist ruins are located about 100 meters north of the Yodha Maha Wewa reservoir. It consist of few broken stone pillars and ancient bricks scattered around the site.
In July 1999, it was found that the site had been destroyed by treasure seekers. A large pit has been dug in the midst of the site. A number of ancient bricks taken from the pit have been thrown away and scattered all over the site. The broken stone pillars and the ancient brickbats at the site show that there was a permanent building there. The treasure seekers selected a mound at the site and it can be assumed that there was a small stupa there. Several ancient potsherds were recorded at this site during the survey. This site was a small monastery associated with the villages, which used the closeby reservoirs.
References
- Somadeva, R., 2006. URBAN ORIGINS IN SOUTHERN SRI LANKA. Doctoral Thesis in Archaeology. Uppsala University.
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