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| JU organizes 10th Bench Mark series Lecture | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 6: 10th lecture of the Bench Mark Lecture under RUSA-Phase II was organized today on "Recent Debates in Indian Pre-History Arising from Research in Tamil Nadu". The speaker was Prof. Shanti Pappu, an eminent archaeologist-cum historian of international repute. Prof. Shanti Pappu spoke about the debates in Indian prehistory, based on recent research in this field, arising from recent archaeological, geochronological and other studies, set against the background of the story of human evolution. Prof. Pappu, provided a brief introduction to the subject of prehistory and its relevance and significance in the modern context. An introduction to the study of human evolution, climate change over the Pleistocene was also provided highlighting the richness and diversity of Indian prehistory. The importance of the study of stone tools was highlighted, for which a short clip from videos of stone tool manufacture by Dr. Kumar Akhilesh of the Sharma Centre for Heritage Education(SCHE) served to depict the complexity and thought involved in this process. The second half of the talk highlighted recent research in Tamil Nadu, directed by S.Pappu and K.Akhilesh and their team that has led to new discoveries as regards early Lower and Middle Palaeolithic cultures of India. New paradigms on prehistoric behavioural strategies, on the chronology of occupation of these populations in India, and on past environments were discussed. |
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