Richard Boyle
The paars of Mannar
Although things have gone quiet for the past half-century, the pearl fishery of Ceylon was known around the world for millennia.
Jan 29, 2011
Dagger-clawed little people
Did being an island help Sri Lanka evolve a particular type of hominid?
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