{"id":388,"date":"2019-03-06T08:14:13","date_gmt":"2019-03-06T08:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/archive.fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/anth\/?p=388"},"modified":"2019-03-06T08:14:27","modified_gmt":"2019-03-06T08:14:27","slug":"japura-researchers-exploration-of-nittawo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/archive.fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/anth\/2019\/03\/06\/japura-researchers-exploration-of-nittawo\/","title":{"rendered":"Japura Researchers\u2019 Exploration of Nittawo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A team of researchers from the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/archive.fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/anth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Anthropology<\/a>\u00a0of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura started their explorations to find out the truth behind the recently\u00a0emerged controversy on the Nittawo; who are said to be a dwarfish form of human type creatures. This exploration was conducted under the guidance of Prof. Yasanjalie\u00a0Jayathilake,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/archive.fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/anth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Head of the Department of Anthropology<\/a>\u00a0and Dr. Sepala Samarasekara, Senior Lecturer in the respective Department.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular\" data-carousel-extra=\"{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/archive.fhss.sjp.ac.lk\\\/news\\\/japura-researchers-exploration-of-nittawo\\\/&quot;}\" data-original-width=\"960\">\n<div class=\"gallery-row\">\n<div class=\"gallery-group images-1\">\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\">\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":27,\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/archive.fhss.sjp.ac.lk\\\/anth\\\/2019\\\/03\\\/06\\\/japura-researchers-exploration-of-nittawo\\\/\"}' class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular\" data-original-width=\"1150\"><div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1145px; height: 507px;\"><div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 764px; height: 511px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/archive.fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/anth\/2019\/03\/06\/japura-researchers-exploration-of-nittawo\/research-2\/\"><img data-attachment-id=\"390\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/archive.fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/anth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2019\/03\/Research-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"5184,3456\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1550490075&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;6400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Research (2)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/archive.fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/anth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2019\/03\/Research-2-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/archive.fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/anth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2019\/03\/Research-2-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/archive.fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/anth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2019\/03\/Research-2-760x507.jpg\" width=\"760\" height=\"507\" align=\"left\" title=\"Research (2)\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 381px; height: 511px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/archive.fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/anth\/2019\/03\/06\/japura-researchers-exploration-of-nittawo\/research-3\/\"><img data-attachment-id=\"391\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/archive.fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/anth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2019\/03\/Research-3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"5184,3456\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1550441824&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Research (3)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/archive.fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/anth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2019\/03\/Research-3-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/archive.fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/anth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2019\/03\/Research-3-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/archive.fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/anth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2019\/03\/Research-3-377x252.jpg\" width=\"377\" height=\"252\" align=\"left\" title=\"Research (3)\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/archive.fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/anth\/2019\/03\/06\/japura-researchers-exploration-of-nittawo\/research-4\/\"><img data-attachment-id=\"392\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/archive.fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/anth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2019\/03\/Research-4.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"5184,3456\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1550429783&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;6400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Research (4)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/archive.fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/anth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2019\/03\/Research-4-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/archive.fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/anth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2019\/03\/Research-4-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/archive.fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/anth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2019\/03\/Research-4-377x251.jpg\" width=\"377\" height=\"251\" align=\"left\" title=\"Research (4)\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1145px; height: 252px;\"><div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 382px; height: 256px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/archive.fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/anth\/2019\/03\/06\/japura-researchers-exploration-of-nittawo\/research-5\/\"><img data-attachment-id=\"393\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/archive.fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/anth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2019\/03\/Research-5.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"5184,3456\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1550419471&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;27&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Research (5)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/archive.fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/anth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2019\/03\/Research-5-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/archive.fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/anth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2019\/03\/Research-5-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/archive.fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/anth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2019\/03\/Research-5-378x252.jpg\" width=\"378\" height=\"252\" align=\"left\" title=\"Research (5)\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 382px; height: 256px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/archive.fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/anth\/2019\/03\/06\/japura-researchers-exploration-of-nittawo\/research-1\/\"><img data-attachment-id=\"394\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/archive.fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/anth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2019\/03\/Research-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"5184,3456\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1550419273&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;93&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Research (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/archive.fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/anth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2019\/03\/Research-1-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/archive.fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/anth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2019\/03\/Research-1-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/archive.fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/anth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2019\/03\/Research-1-378x252.jpg\" width=\"378\" height=\"252\" align=\"left\" title=\"Research (1)\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 381px; height: 256px;\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/archive.fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/anth\/2019\/03\/06\/japura-researchers-exploration-of-nittawo\/img_4448\/\"><img data-attachment-id=\"389\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/archive.fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/anth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2019\/03\/IMG_4448.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"5184,3456\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1550519142&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_4448\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/archive.fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/anth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2019\/03\/IMG_4448-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/archive.fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/anth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2019\/03\/IMG_4448-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/archive.fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/anth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2019\/03\/IMG_4448-377x252.jpg\" width=\"377\" height=\"252\" align=\"left\" title=\"IMG_4448\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Following is an article published regarding the exploration,\u00a0on Lakbima News Paper on 3rd March 2019.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-395 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/archive.fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/anth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2019\/03\/Nittawo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"957\" height=\"1291\" srcset=\"http:\/\/archive.fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/anth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2019\/03\/Nittawo.png 957w, http:\/\/archive.fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/anth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2019\/03\/Nittawo-222x300.png 222w, http:\/\/archive.fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/anth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2019\/03\/Nittawo-768x1036.png 768w, http:\/\/archive.fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/anth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2019\/03\/Nittawo-759x1024.png 759w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 957px) 100vw, 957px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A team of researchers from the\u00a0Department of Anthropology\u00a0of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura started their explorations to find out the truth behind the recently\u00a0emerged controversy on the Nittawo; 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