Reading the archaeometallurgical findings of Yodhawewa site, Sri Lanka: contextualizing with South Asian metal history

@article{Wijepala2022ReadingTA,
  title={Reading the archaeometallurgical findings of Yodhawewa site, Sri Lanka: contextualizing with South Asian metal history},
  author={W. M. T. B. Wijepala and Sansfica M. Young and Hiroaki Ishiga},
  journal={Asian Archaeology},
  year={2022}
}
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Ancient metalworking at Yodhawewa site, Sri Lanka: tracing the archaeological and geochemical relationship by analyzing soil and slags

The Yodhawewa archaeometallurgical site was the latest discovery in Sri Lanka in 2018. This study aimed to trace the archaeological and geochemical relationship by analyzing the soil and slags of the…

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