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The Master of Arts (Archaeology) was established in 2017.

Head of Department – Dr. Madhavi Narsalay, I/C Director

Name of Faculty

Dr. Prachi A. Moghe (Asst. Professor, Archaeology)

Visiting faculty

We have over a 30 visiting faculty members in various subjects, each is a specialist often the only one in the country.

M.A. Archaeology Structure - Semesters I-IV

Sem. I (6 Credits Each)

Introduction to Archaeology

Introduction to Prehistory

Introduction to Protohistory

Literary Sources

Sem. II (6 Credits each)

Historical Archaeology of South Asia 7th c BC to 1947 AD

Economic Systems in India upto 1300AD

Development of Social Institutions in India upto 1300AD

Development of Religio-Philosophical Thought in India upto 1300 AD

Sem III (6 credits Each) (All Five paper from a single basket)

Prehistory

Human Fossils and Stone Tool Typology

Palaeolithic India

Upper Palaeolithic and Mesolithic South Asia

The Neolithic in South Asia

Post Neolithic Prehistory and Practical Prehistory

Protohistory

Historiography, Palaeoclimate and Environment

Urbanisation in South Asia

De-Urbanisation in South Asia

The Non-Harappan Chalcolithic Cultures of South Asia

Megalithism and the Early Iron Age in South Asia

Numismatics & Epigraphy

Introduction to Numismatic & Epigraphic Studies

Coinage & Epigraphy of the Ancient period- India and the World

Coinage & Epigraphy of the Early Medieval Period – India and the World (Including Early Islamic Period)

Coinage & Epigraphy of the Medieval Period – India and the World

Coinage and Currency of the Early Modern and Modern period: India and the World

Art in India

Introduction to Art

Sculptures and Painting traditions in India through the Ages

Rock Cut architecture in Ancient Indian through ages

Temple Architecture in India through ages

Forts, Fortifications and Town Planning in India through ages

Dharmashastras

Introduction to the Dharmashastras

Dharmashastras and Polity

Dharmashastras and Marital Law

Dharmashastras and Property Law

Dharmashastras and Allied Subjects

Sem. IV

Paper 1- Ability Enhancement Course (6 Credits)

Conservation and Preservation

Paper 2- Interdisciplinary Course (6 Credits)

Heritage Management and Tourism Studies

Paper 3- Dissertation (10 Credits)

Activities

In 2011 the CEMS conducted explorations at Chandore and subsequently took up Archaeological Excavations which continued for 4 seasons, students were trained at these excavations in field methods.

In 2012 the CEMS started celebrating an annual event called Archaeology Day to popularise and promote archaeology

From 2012 to 2016 the CEMS has started an annual conference series called the Archaeology of Maharashtra, an annual workshop titled Explorations in Maharashtra and has conducted various workshops in Stone Tool technology, Ceramics, Field Archaeology, and Archaeological Explorations. There have been 6 conferences (3 national and 3 international) and 6 Explorations Workshops.

From 2015-2018 the CEMS under the Centre of Archaeology, created by Dr Welukar in 2014, carried out the Salcette Explorations Project, this project was carried out jointly by the CEMS, INSTUCEN Trust and Sathaye College. Dr Suraj Pandit is the Director and Dr Kurush Dalal (CEMS) is the codirector. It is the largest Urban Archaeological explorations project in India; in 2016-17 we were aided by the MMRC.

The Centre has participated in excavations for training P. G. Students. The students and Faculty participated in Nagardhan Excavation carried out by State Department of Archaeology and Deccan College in 2018 as well as at Koloshi Excavation carried out by State Department of Archaeology in Feb.2020.

The Centre has organised workshops by eminent professors which is as follow:-

1. Indian Epistemology by Prof. Meenal Katarnikar, Professor, Dept. of Philosophy , and I/C Directore, C.E.M.S. University of Mumbai . (2019)

2.Indian Protohistory by Dr. Prabodh Shiravalkar, Asst. Professor, Dept. of Archaeology, Deccan College of Post-Graduate & Research, Pune (2020)

The Centre has organised special lectures by eminent personalities. The list is as follow-

1. Dr. A. P. Jamkhedkar , Chairman, I.C.H.R.(2018)

2. Dr. S.K. Bose

3. Prof.Devendra Handa, Renown Numismatist (2018)

4. Prof. Dr. Peter Skilling Khyentse Fellow, Associate professor, Chwalongkorn University (2019)

5. Prof. S. N. Rajguru, Retd. Prof. Archaeology, Deccan College of Post-Graduate & Research, Pune (2019)

6.Dr. Devangana Desai, renown Art Historian (2019)

7.Dr. Kumud Kanetkar renown Art Historian (2019)

8.Dr. Tejas Garge Director, Directorate of Archaeology and Museums, Government of Maharashtra (2019)

9. Dr. Kurush Dalal – Joint.Editor Live History, Culinary Anthropologist (2019)

10.Ms. Kavita Pai - Independent Researcher (2019)

11.Prof. Li Ling, The Deputy Head, Research Centre of Religion and Aesthetics,The Institute of Diaoism and Religions, Sichuan University,Beijing, China (2020)