The 1,700-year-old megastructure history almost forgot

by simonebrunozzion 3/2/2026, 6:40 AMwith 3 comments

by jihadjihadon 3/4/2026, 7:02 PM

TFA is a stub that points to a longer-form article here: https://archive.ph/1Mg8f

by graemepon 3/4/2026, 9:41 PM

It is a pretty amazing structure.

Sri Lanka in general has many things that are unknown. The palace fortress of Sigiriya is one. The huge ancient irrigation systems are another.