Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Styles and Periods Facet
3. Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)
4. [styles, periods, and cultures by region]
5. Asian
6. South Asian
7. Sri Lankan

Anotations

Scope note:

Culture and ethnicity of the aboriginal people inhabiting the forest districts of Sri Lanka prior to the 6th century BCE. They adopted Sinhala and now no longer speak their own language. Ethnically, they are allied to the indigenous jungle peoples of southern India and to early populations in Southeast Asia.