Balangoda Man

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf prehistoric mammal
gptkbp:age 38,000 years ago
as recent as 3,000 years ago
gptkbp:archaeologicalSignificance evidence of early human settlement in Sri Lanka
oldest skeletal remains in South Asia
gptkbp:associatedWith microlithic stone tools
prehistoric Sri Lanka
gptkbp:culture gptkb:Mesolithic
gptkbp:diet hunter-gatherer
wild plants
animal meat
gptkbp:discoveredBy P. E. P. Deraniyagala
gptkbp:discoveredIn gptkb:Sri_Lanka
Batadomba Lena
Beli Lena
Bellanbandi Palassa
Fa Hien Cave
gptkbp:height tall for prehistoric humans
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Balangoda Man
gptkbp:notableFor stone tool use
early use of fire
robust skeletal features
evidence of burial practices
large skull capacity
gptkbp:region gptkb:South_Asia
gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Homo_sapiens
gptkbp:residesIn gptkb:Holocene_epoch
gptkb:Pleistocene_epoch
Late Quaternary period
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Beli_Lena_Cave
gptkb:Balangoda,_Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8