| Archaeological
Commissioners by Name and Year (1884 to date) |
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| Year | Head
of Department Name of the Officer |
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| 1884 – 1886 | S.M. Burrows | |||
| 1890 | H.C.P. Bell | |||
| 1890 | H.C.P. Bell | |||
| 1890 | Levers | * Government Agent/Acting | ||
| 1893 – 1912 | H.C.P. Bell | |||
| 1912 – 1913 | R. Ayrton | * Archaeologist | ||
| 1913 – 1918 | H.R. Freeman | * Government Agent/Acting | ||
| 1918 – 1920 | F.G.Tyrrel | * Government Agent/Acting | ||
| 1920 – 1921 | A.W.Seymour | * Government Agent/Acting | ||
| 1921 – 1922 | G.F.R. Browning | * Government Agent/Acting | ||
| 1922 – 1924 | A.M. Hocart | * Archaeologist | ||
| F. Bartlett | * Government Agent/Acting | |||
| 1924 – 1925 | M. Wedderburn | * Government Agent/Acting | ||
| E.R. Sudbury | * Government Agent/Acting | |||
| 1925 – 1927 | A.M. Hocart | * Archaeologist | ||
| 1927 – 1928 | ** | |||
| 1928 – 1929 | E.T. Dyson | * Government Agent/Acting | ||
| C.F. Winzer | * Government Agent/Acting | |||
| 1929 – 1930 | J. Pearson | * Government Agent/Acting | ||
| 1930 – 1931 | C.F. Winzer | * Government Agent/Acting | ||
| 1931 – 1934 | S. Paranavitana | * Acting | ||
| 1934 – 1939 | A.H. Longhurst | * Archaeologist | ||
| 1940 – 1956 | S. Paranavitana | * Archaeological Commissioner | ||
| 1956 – 1967 | Dr. C.E. Godakumbura | * Archaeological Commissioner | ||
| 1967 – 1979 | Dr. Raja de Silva | * Archaeological Commissioner | ||
| 1979 – 1983 | Dr. Saddhamangala | * Archaeological Commissioner | ||
| Karunaratne | ||||
| 1983 – 1990 | Dr. Roland Silva | * Archaeological Commissioner | ||
| Director General of Archaeology | ||||
| 1990 – 1992 | M.H. Sirisoma | * Director General of Archaeology | ||
| 1992 – 2001 | S.U. Deraniyagala | * Director General of Archaeology | ||
| 2001 – to date | Dr. W.H. Wijayapala | * Director General of Archaeology | ||
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