Balangoda Man

As Homo sapiens balangodensis skeletal remains of humans (Homo sapiens) were called, who lived in Sri Lanka 12,000 years ago. However, it is at these finds is not a valid subspecies of man, but without a doubt to modern people who lived at the same time as in Europe, the Cro -Magnons.

In a cave near the village of Sri Lanka Ella paleontologists found by Dr. Paul Deraniyagala ten skeletons of these local stone-age culture. The Daily News reported on 27 November 2003 that these people should have already known acupuncture, they used even with elephants to tame it; further to this population have lived cannibalistic and to the ancestors of the Vedas, the original inhabitants of Sri Lanka belong.