Tamil Heritage Trust - "Harappan Civilization: Emerging Perspectives" by V N Prabhakar
on-line talk in English on November 4, 2023, 5.30 pm
covering how field research conducted in the last several decades has enabled a
better understanding of Harappan culture, its terminology, chronology,
technology, and trade relations.
The Harappan Civilization flourished in the Greater Indus Region
(Indus-Sarasvati-Gujarat-Makran) from c. 2600-1900 BCE. It is
characterised by its urban character achieved through a long-drawn
cultural development in the region. The domestication of plants and
animals settled human life. This, in turn, contributed to t surplus food
production, leading to multiple results, including a social hierarchy,
differential access to raw materials and finished products, craft
activities, and long-distance trade.
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V N Prabhakar, PhD is Associate Professor (Archaeology) at the Indian
Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar, since September 2020. He
specializes in the Protohistoric Archaeology of India, Field
Archaeology, Heritage Management and the Application of Sciences in
Archaeology. He is the Archaeological Sciences Centre Coordinator at IIT
Gandhinagar, fostering the application of sciences in archaeology.
Earlier, he was the Director of Exploration & Excavation at the
Archaeological Survey of India, in which role he coordinated the
exploration and excavation activities throughout the country. He was
subsequently the Director of the Institute of Archaeology, an academic
wing of the ASI.
He has excavated the archaeological sites at Rupnagar (Punjab) and
Karanpura (Rajasthan), both of Harappan culture. He was responsible for
the exploration & excavation, conservation and preservation of 166
nationally essential heritage structures, including the World Heritage
Properties of Ajanta and Ellora Caves.
Dr Prabhakar obtained his Ph D from the Kurukshetra University, India,
on the "Burial Practices of the Harappans with Special Reference to
Sanauli Excavation".
He has published around 40 research articles in Journals and has edited books and conference proceedings.
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