Belilena

'''Belilena''' is a famous large [[cave]] in [[Sri Lanka]]. It is located 8km from the town of [[Kitulgala]]. It holds evidence of a lost generation of Sri Lankans some 12,000 years old; at this time the cave was occupied by [[Balangoda Man]], described as ''Homo sapiens balangodensis'' by [[Paul E. P. Deraniyagala]], who found ten skeletons of these people. They lived 2000 feet above sea level. It is believed they lived than 32,000 years ago. A visit requires a rope or rope ladder for entry. The part of the cave beyond the lake that fills it a short way from its mouth still remains unexplored. ==External links== *http://www.amazinglanka.com/prehistoric/beli_lena/beli_lena.php *http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20060811/ai_n16655716 *http://www.srilankaecotourism.com/caving_home.htm *http://www.lankalibrary.com/geo/dera1.html *http://www.travelsrilanka.com/index.cfm?PAGE=736 *http://www.lankalibrary.com/geo/prehistory.htm *http://www.lankalibrary.com/geo/palle2.html *http://townplanninginsrilanka.blogspot.com/2008/05/pre-and-protohistoric-settlement-in-sri.html {{coord missing|Sri Lanka}}