Sri Lanka’s traditional practice of Kithul Madeema (Kithul Kapeema) the indigenous method of tapping sap from the Kithul palm (Caryota urens) was officially inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on 11 December 2025. The decision was announced during the 20th Session of the …
A field visit focusing on primatological studies was conducted on 02nd February 2026 at Mihintale with the participation of fourth-year Anthropology students. This academic field activity was organized as part of the practical learning component of the Anthropology curriculum, aiming to provide students with direct exposure to primate ecology, behavior …
The Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura successfully organized a guest lecture titled ‘Excel-based Data Analysis’ for third-year and final-year anthropology undergraduate students. The session was held on 6th of March 2026 from 3.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. at the FHSS …
A field visit was organized for the second-year and third-year students of Anthropology as part of the practical learning components of the course units Ethnology; Medical Anthropology; Religion, Art, Crafts, and Sculpture and Applied Anthropology. The visit was conducted on 17th and 18th February 2026 in several historically and culturally …
The International Field Biology Course (IFBC) 2026 was held from 26th to 30th January 2026 at the Physical Anthropology Laboratory, Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura. The five-day program was jointly organized by the Center for Ecological Research (CER), Kyoto University and the …
A one-day workshop on mindfulness practice was held at the Kaduwela ‘Sati Pasala’ on 15th September 2025. This program functioned as a practical component designed to provide students with experiential insight into the relationship between the body, mind and consciousness, key themes within anthropological studies of embodiment. Prof. Jayantha Jayasiri …
ශ්රී ජයවර්ධනපුර විශ්වවිද්යාලයීය මානව විද්යා අධ්යයනාංශය විසින් 05 වන වරටත් සංවිධානය කරනු ලබන ලේ දන්දීමේ කඳවුර 2025 ඔක්තෝබර් මස 02 වන දින පෙ.ව 9.00 සිට ප.ව 3.00 දක්වා අධ්යයනාංශ පරිශ්රයේදී පැවැත්වීමට කටයුතු සූදානම් කර ඇත. ඒ සඳහා පරිත්යාගශීලී ඔබ සැමට ආරාධනා කර සිටිමු.
An outbound training session was conducted by the Department of Anthropology at the Angam Art Society premises on 15th August 2025. Main objective of this OBT session was to enhance the physical and mental wellness of the undergraduates. The session was conducted by Angampora instructor Mr. Sameera Gayashan Rubasinghe and …
The Department of Anthropology conducted a thought-provoking guest lecture on Mental Health and Stress Management on August 7 at 10:00 a.m., as part of the Anthropology of the Human Body course unit. The session was conducted by Prof. W. A. S. Wijekoon from the Department of Sociology, an expert in …
