Positions:
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, The Stone Age Institute
- Co-editor for Global Cultural Heritage Handbook Series. World Archaeological Congress
Education:
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2004 Ph.D. University of Sheffield ( U.K.). Archaeology (Indian prehistory)
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1998 M.A. Deccan College Postgraduate & Research Institute ( India). Archaeology
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1996 B.A. Rutgers University ( U.S.A.). Anthropology (Minor in History)
Special Interests:
Paleoanthropology of the Indian subcontinent; Old World prehistory; human evolutionary studies; Palaeolithic archaeology; lithic typology and analyses; experimental flintknapping; Mode 1 technology; Pleistocene paleoenvironments and hominin adaptive strategies; technological transitions; site-formation mechanisms; land-use patterns; geoarchaeology; ethnoarchaeology; history of Indian archaeology
Recent and ongoing research:
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Prehistory of the Siwalik Hills (northern India)
- Quaternary Investigations and Paleolithic Archaeology in the Narmada Basin (central India) in collaboration with Indian and American scientists
- Implications of the Toba Super-eruption on Hominin Behavior in India (multiple sites) in collaboration with Indian, Australian, and American scientists
- The Paleoecological Background for Hominin Behavior and Evolution during the Pleistocene in India - Inter-regional Correlations of Faunal, Floral, and Archaeological Data Sets in collaboration with Indian scientists.
Awards and Distinctions:
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1st Place for “Best Paper Presentation” at Geosyneregy 2003. Organized by Dept. of Earth Sciences. Indian Institute of Technology. Roorkee, Uttar Pradesh. April 5-6, 2003. Roorkee, Uttar Pradesh, India
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“Best Paper Presentation” Award in Prehistory section at P.C. Biswas Centenary National Seminar- People of India- Anthropological Perspective. Organized by Dept. of Anthropology, Delhi University. March 29-31, 2003, Delhi, India
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M.A. in Archaeology (1st Class) – Deccan College Postgraduate & Research Institute ( India)
Research Grants received from:
National Geographic Society; Australian Research Council
