Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, who is also the Minister of Buddhasasana Religious and Cultural Affairs last Sunday opened Prof. Senaka Bandaranaike Archaeological Field Training School in Sigiriya. Ministers Janaka Bandara Tennakoon and Vidura Wickramanayake joined him in opening the school.
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, who is also the Minister of Buddhasasana Religious and Cultural Affairs last Sunday declared open Prof. Senaka Bandaranaike Archaeological Field Training School at Sigiriya.
The Field Training School built by the Central Cultural Fund at a cost of Rs. 50 million within the Sigiriya Archaeological Department premises would be the country’s premier training school for archaeologists to carry out practical and theoretical studies with residential facilities, the Prime Minister said.
Sun, Dec 20, 2020, 09:36 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka. Dec 20, Colombo: Prof. Senaka Bandaranaike Archaeological Field Training School, built by the Central Cultural Fund at the Sigiriya Archaeological Premises, was declared open by the Prime Minister, Minister of Buddhasasana Religious and Cultural Affairs Mahinda Rajapaksa on Sunday.
Built at a cost of Rs. 50 million, this training school will provide the opportunity for new archaeologists to carry out practical and theoretical studies with residential facilities.
This Archaeological Field Training School was established in the Central Cultural Fund Sigiriya Project with the intention of producing field archaeologists with skills and expertise.