Preservation of Epigraphical Documents, Archaeological Department of the Ministry of Culture

$22.5K USD

Funder	Department of State
Recipient Organization	U.S. Government - Department of State
Country	Sri Lanka
Start Date	Jan 25, 2001
End Date	Aug 24, 2005
Duration	1,672 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`77213-48`

Grant Description

Funds are being used for equipment that will enable the preservation and recording of thousands of Arabic, Brahmi, Sinhala, Tamil, Portuguese, and Dutch inscriptions dating from the 3rd century B.C. to the 14th century A.D. These inscriptions have significant historical, linguistic and cultural value for Islamic culture.