New findings on how Sigiriya’s ancient fountains work

Director General of the Central Cultural Fund (CCF), Dr. Nilan Cooray, said that recent maintenance work at Sigiriya has led to new findings about the ancient fountain system, Newsfirst reported. Dr. Cooray explained that the Sigiriya fountains typically become active during the rainy season each year. However, at the end of last year, they were found to be inactive. The initial assumption was that the underground pipe system had become blocked with sludge, he said. As part of efforts to restore the fountains, authorities launched cleaning and maintenance work. During this process, it was established that the moat surrounding Sigiriya,…

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