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SUMMARY:Osteoarchaeology in India: Present and Future Perspective - Dr Vee
 na Mushrif-Tripathy (Department of Archaeology\, Deccan College Post Gradu
 ate and Research Institute in Pune\, India)
DTSTART:20141203T163000Z
DTEND:20141203T173000Z
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CONTACT:Aurélien Mounier
DESCRIPTION:In India\, archaeological evidence of human presence goes back
  to very early dates however\, very few human skeletal remains have been f
 ound prior to 10\,000 BP. Archaeological investigations and studies were s
 tarted after the advent of colonial powers in late 18th century. After ind
 ependence in 1947 the Archaeological Survey of India and Anthropological S
 urvey of India focused their studies to understand human colonisation of t
 he Indian subcontinent\, which resulted into large number of excavations a
 nd artefact analyses. Human skeletal remains became an important part of r
 acial classification in the 1960s and 1970s before being gradually used in
  scientific fields to help understand growth patterns\, pathologies and th
 eir social and cultural implications\, and a wide range of other questions
 . Present studies are mainly focused on human migrations at different time
  periods and their impact on the population from various levels. Osteoarch
 aoelogy in India is becoming more interdisciplinary including molecular bi
 ology such as isotopic analysis and is providing new opportunities to know
  more about population dynamics in the past and present.
LOCATION:Seminar Room\, Henry Wellcome Building\, Division of Biological A
 nthropology\, Fitzwilliam Street\, Cambridge\, CB2 3QG
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