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Summary
Dates: Starting from 25th January 2025 (every Saturday)
Timings: 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. I.S.T.
Fees: ₹ 15000/-
Principal Teacher: Dr. Kurush Dalal with various subject experts
Medium: English

About the course:
Archaeology is the study of material culture in the present left by humans of the past. It has more to do than just digging. It is a multi-disciplinary study which needs proper planning, inclination and thorough studies. This Diploma aims to give its participants an in-depth knowledge about this field with practical training and site tours.

Topics to be covered:
◾Introduction To Archeology And Archaeological Theories
◾Introduction To Indian Archaeology
◾Chronological and Calendrical Dating Systems
◾Sources of Indian Archaeology
◾Dating Methods
◾Explorations and Excavations
◾Geoarchaeology
◾Paleontology
◾Human Evolution
◾Prehistory (Paleolithic)
◾Prehistory (Mesolithic and Neolithic)
◾Indian Paleolithic
◾Indian Mesolithic
◾Indian Neolithic
◾Prehistoric Art
◾The Early and Mature Harappa
◾The Late and Post Harappa
◾The Chalcolithic Cultures of India (Non-Harappan)
◾Megalithic India
◾Second Urbanization (Part 1)
◾Second Urbanization (Part 2)
◾Early Historic Archaeology
◾South India and the Early Historic
◾Indian Ocean Littoral Archaeology
◾Early Medieval Archaeology
◾Numismatics
◾Epigraphy and Plaeography
◾Medieval Archaeology
◾Colonial Archaeology
◾Ancient Indian Art and Architecture
◾Early Medieval Art and Architecture
◾Medieval Art and Architecture
◾Colonial Indian Art
◾Colonial Indian Architecture
◾Archaeozoology
◾Paleobotany
◾Archaeochemistry
◾Conservation and Museology
◾Heritage Laws
◾Heritage Management
◾ArchaeoBroma and much more

About the Resource Person:
Dr. Kurush F Dalal
Director,
School of Archaeology, INSTUCEN.

Kurush F Dalal has a BA in Ancient Indian History and History from the University of Mumbai, an MA in Archaeology as well as a PhD on the Early Iron Age in Rajasthan, both from Deccan College, Pune University. Subsequently, he shifted focus to the Early Medieval Period predominantly on the West Coast of India, and excavated the sites of Sanjan, Chandore, and Mandad. These excavations and the data recovered have had a strong impact on scholarship in the region. The recent Mandad excavations have revealed a brand new hitherto unknown Indo-Roman Port site with antecedents going back even further. Dr. Dalal also actively works on Memorial Stones and Ass-curse Stones in India and dabbles in Numismatics, Defence Archaeology, Architecture, Ethnoarchaeology, and allied disciplines.

He is the Co-Director of the Salsette Explorations Project, a massive Urban Archaeology Project documenting the Archaeology of Mumbai since 2015, thus extending his interest from the Medieval into the Colonial Period. He has published over 35 papers and has read many more at National and International Seminars. He is a visiting lecturer at various Universities, Colleges, Schools, and Government Institutions. He taught archaeology and allied subjects at the University of Mumbai for 10 years. He has recently blended his passion for food and archaeology into research in Culinary Anthropology and Food Archaeology. He runs a very successful course called The Studying Food Workshop teaching food beyond the usual topics. He has made the most of the lockdown teaching via Instagram Lives and by teaching at various online platforms like Mythopia and INSTUCEN.

Other Details of the Course:
~ The course fees is non-refundable unless there is any cancellation on the part of the organisers.
~ There will be an exam/dissertation at the end of the course.
~ Participants who do not attempt the exam/dissertation will be given an attendance certificate. All others will get a graded Diploma Completion Certificate.

FAQs:
Q. What should one expect from this course ?
To study basic archaeology from experts in their respective fields.

Q. Is this diploma conducted in afiliation with some body or organisation? Will it be recognised elsewhere?
This is a diploma given by our institution, its recognition depends upon where, whom and what one does with it.
We are not affiliated to any restrictive body.

Q. What are the job prospects after gaining a Diploma in Archaeology?
This is a value addition, it arms you with all the basic tools you need to comprehend heritage from an archaeological perspective.

Q. Will there be regular assignments? Or any paper which we will be asked to write?
There is a mandatory short dissertation at the end of the course which you have to clear to be awarded the Diploma.

Q. Is it just a Diploma or a post graduate diploma?
This is not a PG Diploma as that would restrict the people who could do it.

Q. Who all are the course conductors besides, Dr. Dalal?
There are a number of other faculty, these include, Dr Abhijit Dandekar, Ms Riddhi Joshi, Dr Sanjay Eksambekae, Dr Sachin Joshi, Mr Mustansir Dalvi, Ms Smita Dalvi, Mr Anupam Sah and many more.

Q. When are the field trips planned for?
Field Trips are carried out in the Monsoons (2 day trip), on Sundays (within Mumbai) and a 5 day annual outstation trip to Marathwada during the Diwali Vacations.

Q. What are the course materials provided?
Live Lecture, lecture recordings, PDFs, Links, and Recommended reading are provided.

Important Notes
1. When you register, you will get an e-mail with a WhatsApp link. Please click on it, or copy and paste it in your browser to join the course WhatsApp group.
2. The Zoom link for the lectures will be shared in the group on both between 6:45 pm and 6:50 pm. If you are attending through laptop or desktop, you do not need the Zoom app as you can attend through the web browser.
3. Please note that the lecture will start sharp at 7:00 p.m. After 7.05 p.m. no one will be allowed to enter in the lecture. So be present in the lecture room at least 5 minutes earlier.
4. We follow all the precautionary measures prescribed by the Ministry of Home affairs for the security of the class. Therefore, when you click on the Zoom link, you will first come into the waiting room. Our moderators will admit you to the classroom after checking your name.
5. Please enter your name in the Zoom class exactly as you have entered it on the registration form. This will ensure you are admitted without a problem.
6. Upon entering the virtual classroom, please switch off your video and microphone. This saves distraction in the classroom and also saves your valuable bandwidth.
7. Please type all your questions in the chat box only, and the speaker will answer them.
8. If you miss the lectures due to technical glitches, recordings will be provided for 48 hours.
9. No content, textual or photographic, may be copied by the audience, or screenshots taken of them. They are the exclusive copyright of the speaker.
10. A detailed bibliography will be made available.

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