Abstract The island of Sri Lanka was part of the South Asian mainland for the majority of the
past 115,000 years, and connected most recently during the Last Glacial Maximum via the …

Radiocarbon-dated elevated marine deposits and the record of anthropogenic and natural
debris in archaeological deposits on the west coast of South Africa indicate that significant …

Assemblance of bivalve and univalve molluskan shells occur due to the eustatic and tectonic
changes as well as by coastal hazards. They are a geoscientific tool in the study of former …

Quaternary is the era which saw the appearance of mankind. There is disagreement over
the duration, with some sjentists retaining a short-time scale (600000years) while a majority …

Holocene sea-level reconstructions are of broad interest in the island of Sri Lanka as it
provides mainly information on the history of coastal systems. In addition, it is critical to …

Understanding the past human adaptations to the environmental changes along the
southern coastal area of Sri Lanka caused by sea-level fluctuations during the Holocene …

Geographically, the Gulf of Mannar was one of the most abundant sources of natural pearls
in the world for more than two millennia. Pearls were the most valuable aquatic resource in …

In spite of the small size, the coastal environments of the four cardinal quadrants of Sri
Lanka indicate different morphologies and evolutionary characteristics. Therefore, a review …

All the morphological features that comprise the continental shelf of the Maldives Islands
and Sri Lanka share a geological history attributed the Quaternary period and reveal …

Mollusks are invertebrate animals that live in brackishwater or marine habitats. The diversity
and complexity of these habitats are due to winds, waves, tides, bottom features, daytime …