Henry Parker (author) explained
Henry Parker (1849–unknown) was a British engineer in colonial Ceylon during the Victorian era. He was attached to the Irrigation Department from 1873 to 1904.[1] [2] During his work as an engineer he developed an admiration for the skills displayed by the ancient Sinhalese at the time of the construction of their reservoirs.[3]
Parker is renowned for having studied and compiled the folklore of Sri Lanka, becoming an authority on the subject. He was the author of two books:
- Ancient Ceylon, London-Luzac & Co., First Published by the India Office (1909), is an account of the aboriginal and early civilization of Sri Lanka
- Village Folk-Tales of Ceylon. A voluminous compilation of folk tales collected and translated by the author.
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- http://www.lankalibrary.com/geo/ancient/jambukola.htm Lanka Library
- Web site: TOMBSTONE FOUND AT TISSAMAHARAMA | Genealogy Sri Lanka. 27 March 2021 .
- https://web.archive.org/web/20170518140502/ftp://ftp.fao.org/SD/SDA/GIAHS/SriLanka_ancient_irrigation_proposal.pdf Protection and revival of Ancient Irrigation Systems in Sri Lanka