Godawaya Unknown Wooden Wreck

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Godawaya is a small fishing village situated 224 kilometers from Colombo, between Ambalantota and Hambantota. The shipwreck, supposedly dated from the 1st century AD, was discovered during an underwater search around the Godawaya coast, together with black and red ware pottery, a stone throne and colored ball clay used to make painted roof tiles.