Department of Archaeology of Sri Lanka

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archaeological organization government agency

The Department of Archaeology of Sri Lanka is the government agency responsible for researching, preserving, and managing the country’s archaeological heritage and historic monuments.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Department of Archaeology, Sri Lanka	28
Department of Archaeology of Sri Lanka canonical	16
Department of Archaeology (Sri Lanka)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3794668 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Department of Archaeology of Sri Lanka
Context triple: [Jaffna Fort, maintainedBy, Department of Archaeology of Sri Lanka]

A. Department of Archaeology, Pakistan
The Department of Archaeology, Pakistan is a government body responsible for the preservation, conservation, and management of the country’s archaeological heritage and historic monuments.
B. Department of Archaeology
The Department of Archaeology is an academic division of the École du Louvre dedicated to the study, research, and teaching of ancient material cultures and archaeological methods.
C. University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka
The University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka is the state body responsible for planning, coordinating, and regulating the country’s public university system and allocating government funding to higher education institutions.
D. Ministry of Education of Sri Lanka
The Ministry of Education of Sri Lanka is the central government body responsible for formulating and overseeing national education policy, administration, and development across the country’s school and higher education systems.
E. Department of Antiquities of Cyprus
The Department of Antiquities of Cyprus is the government authority responsible for the protection, management, and study of the island’s archaeological heritage, including ancient sites, monuments, and museums.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Department of Archaeology of Sri Lanka
Target entity description: The Department of Archaeology of Sri Lanka is the government agency responsible for researching, preserving, and managing the country’s archaeological heritage and historic monuments.

A. Department of Archaeology, Pakistan
The Department of Archaeology, Pakistan is a government body responsible for the preservation, conservation, and management of the country’s archaeological heritage and historic monuments.
B. Department of Archaeology
The Department of Archaeology is an academic division of the École du Louvre dedicated to the study, research, and teaching of ancient material cultures and archaeological methods.
C. University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka
The University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka is the state body responsible for planning, coordinating, and regulating the country’s public university system and allocating government funding to higher education institutions.
D. Ministry of Education of Sri Lanka
The Ministry of Education of Sri Lanka is the central government body responsible for formulating and overseeing national education policy, administration, and development across the country’s school and higher education systems.
E. Department of Antiquities of Cyprus
The Department of Antiquities of Cyprus is the government authority responsible for the protection, management, and study of the island’s archaeological heritage, including ancient sites, monuments, and museums.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archaeological organization ⓘ government agency ⓘ
abbreviation	DoA ⓘ
aims	promotion of archaeological knowledge in Sri Lanka ⓘ protection of Sri Lanka’s cultural heritage ⓘ
collaboratesWith	international archaeological missions ⓘ universities in Sri Lanka ⓘ
country	Sri Lanka ⓘ
employs	archaeologists ⓘ conservation specialists ⓘ heritage managers ⓘ
field	archaeology ⓘ cultural heritage management ⓘ historic preservation ⓘ
follows	Antiquities Ordinance of Sri Lanka ⓘ National Heritage legislation of Sri Lanka ⓘ linked to: Army, Navy and Air Force Acts of Sri Lanka
hasAuthorityOver	archaeological permits in Sri Lanka ⓘ declaring protected monuments in Sri Lanka ⓘ
hasDuties	archaeological documentation ⓘ archaeological surveys ⓘ conservation of archaeological monuments ⓘ excavation of archaeological sites ⓘ identification of archaeological sites ⓘ maintenance of protected monuments ⓘ management of archaeological reserves ⓘ protection of underwater cultural heritage in Sri Lanka ⓘ public education on archaeology ⓘ regulation of archaeological excavations ⓘ
headquartersCountry	Sri Lanka ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Colombo ⓘ
jurisdiction	Government of Sri Lanka ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ Sinhala ⓘ Tamil ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Sri Lanka Standard Time ⓘ
oversees	archaeological reserves in Sri Lanka ⓘ declared archaeological sites in Sri Lanka ⓘ protected monuments in Sri Lanka ⓘ
partOf	Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs of Sri Lanka ⓘ
responsibleFor	archaeological heritage of Sri Lanka ⓘ archaeological research in Sri Lanka ⓘ historic monuments in Sri Lanka ⓘ management of archaeological sites in Sri Lanka ⓘ preservation of archaeological sites in Sri Lanka ⓘ
sector	public sector ⓘ
typeOfOrganization	non-profit public body ⓘ
website	http://www.archaeology.gov.lk ⓘ

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Referenced by (45)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jaffna Fort → maintainedBy → Department of Archaeology of Sri Lanka ⓘ

Independence Memorial Hall → maintainedBy → Department of Archaeology of Sri Lanka ⓘ

Ancient City of Sigiriya → governingBody → Department of Archaeology, Sri Lanka ⓘ