An archaeological investigation into the collapse of Polonnaruva, Sri Lanka

该项目旨在加深对斯里兰卡Polonnaruva王国崩溃的了解，该王国现已成为教科文组织世界遗产。波隆纳鲁瓦的中世纪崩溃标志着斯里兰卡干旱北部低地王国的终结，以及一种独特而成功的水力低密度城市定居形式的终结。阿努拉达普拉最近的研究表明，使这些王国在边缘环境中蓬勃发展的经济体系可能促进了它们的崩溃。该项目将解释，情境化和解释低密度城市国家波隆纳鲁瓦的发展和失败。该项目预计将为环境安全提供信息，并在与古代和当代社会环境系统有关的决策中改善管理和降低风险。

This project aims to develop an improved understanding of the collapse of the kingdom of Polonnaruva, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Sri Lanka. The medieval collapse of Polonnaruva marked the end of the lowland kingdoms in Sri Lanka's arid north, and the end of a distinctive and successful form of hydraulic low-density urban settlement. Recent research at Anuradhapura suggests the very economic system that enabled these kingdoms to flourish within a marginal environment, may have facilitated their collapse. This project will characterise, contextualise and explain the development and failure of the low-density urban state of Polonnaruva. The project expects to inform environmental security and improve management and risk reduction in decision making in relation to ancient and contemporary socio-environmental systems.