The Polonnaruwa Archeology Office says that the largest stone inscription found in Sri Lanka so far, has been discovered.
According to the Assistant Director of the Polonnaruwa Archeology Office – Mr. M.G. Ratnapala, the inscription was found on Polonnaruwa’s historic Dimbulagala Aranya Senasana hills.
The discovery was made by officers attached to the Inscriptions Section of the Archeology Department Head Office and the Polonnaruwa Archaeological Survey Team.
The stone inscription is about 45 feet long and 18 feet high.
Mr. Ratnapala has formally informed of this to the Chief Prelate of the Dimbulagala Aranya Senasanaya – Most Ven. Dimbulagala Rahulalankara Thera.
Archeology officials have already started documenting the artifact before, reports say.
