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Ancient Bhikku Hospital
Polonnaruwa, Polonnaruwa District
Polonnaruwa, PolonnaruwaHistorical Places
About Ancient Bhikku Hospital
Cronicals mention that the king Maha Parakramabahu built many hospitals. This also can be one of them. The opinion of the archaeologists is that this hospital had been functioning in two sections as residential and outdoor. In excavations carried on this site had found surgical scissors, clippers, surgical blades and wound incisors as well. As it is the archaeologists point out in ancient times there had been surgical operations being carried out.
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