Forms and Agents of Weathering in Monuments of Jethawanaramaya,Anuradhapura

Sri Lanka has the richest archaeological sites in Asia.Stone monuments and the stupa of Jethawanara, belonging to the 4th Century B.C.,represent a cultural heritage of outstanding universal value.All monuments built mainly from granitic gneiss and marble have undergone marked weathering damages. According to the definitions,weathering forms were identified and they were categorized into