{"id":419,"date":"2023-05-17T08:45:53","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T08:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/?page_id=419"},"modified":"2026-06-02T10:00:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T10:00:28","slug":"dar-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/index.php\/dar-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Department of Archaeology and Heritage Management"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Welcome to the Department of Archaeology and Heritage Management<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Archaeology and Heritage Management Department, which offers special and general degrees in Archaeology and Heritage Management. The Department is situated among archaeological remains and monuments which are fully committed to enhancing the research and the practical application of Archaeological Heritage Management in Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Department curricular is not traditional and predominantly dimed of producing trained graduates for existing job market and create new employment opportunities. It is evident that it has the potential of managing a wide range of archaeological and heritage activities including cultural tourism industry in the Sacred City and the vicinity of Anuradhapura.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vision<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To enhance the quality of management of the total archeological heritage of Sri Lanka: in the fields of protection, documentation, conservation, Maintenance, research and enhancement of public awareness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mission<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Training archaeologists, to the best international standards. &nbsp;to meet the Requirements of the vision statement. Department of Archaeology and Heritage Management together with Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities consist with researchers and Specialists in wide range of areas traditional ds well as new scientific Knowledge in archeology and heritage management related fields. It Comprises 1 senior professor, 2 senior lecturer and 4 probationary lecturers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:300px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"898\" height=\"898\" src=\"https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/315931036_2295227890650867_8196363680115999466_n-1-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8727\" style=\"width:238px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/315931036_2295227890650867_8196363680115999466_n-1-edited.jpg 898w, https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/315931036_2295227890650867_8196363680115999466_n-1-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/315931036_2295227890650867_8196363680115999466_n-1-edited-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/315931036_2295227890650867_8196363680115999466_n-1-edited-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/315931036_2295227890650867_8196363680115999466_n-1-edited-500x500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 898px) 100vw, 898px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<br><br>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dr. W.M. Tikiri Bandara Wijepala<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Head \/ Senior Lecturer <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<br><br>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Message from the Head<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the Department of Archaeology and Heritage Management The Archaeology and Heritage Management Department, which offers special and general degrees in Archaeology and Heritage Management. The Department is situated among archaeological remains and monuments which are fully committed to enhancing the research and the practical application of Archaeological Heritage Management in Sri Lanka. Department curricular is not traditional and predominantly dimed of producing trained graduates for existing job market and create new employment opportunities. It is evident that it has the potential of managing a wide range of archaeological and heritage activities including cultural tourism industry in the Sacred&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2358,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-left-sidebar.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-419","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"rttpg_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/archaeology-banner.jpg",1420,300,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/archaeology-banner.jpg",1420,300,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/archaeology-banner.jpg",1420,300,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/archaeology-banner-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/archaeology-banner-300x63.jpg",300,63,true],"large":["https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/archaeology-banner-1024x216.jpg",1024,216,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/archaeology-banner.jpg",1420,300,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/archaeology-banner.jpg",1420,300,false],"homepage-thumb":["https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/archaeology-banner-240x145.jpg",240,145,true],"awsm_team":["https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/archaeology-banner-500x300.jpg",500,300,true]},"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"admin_fssh","author_link":"https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/index.php\/author\/admin_fssh\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":null,"rttpg_excerpt":"Welcome to the Department of Archaeology and Heritage Management The Archaeology and Heritage Management Department, which offers special and general degrees in Archaeology and Heritage Management. 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