Archaeologists from Europe, mainland India and the North East converged in Kohima to discuss various issues concerning monumentality in its varying shapes and meanings, which has been a long-standing subject of prehistoric and historic archaeological research.
According to a press release, the archaeologists were participants of the recently concluded Ph D seminar ‘Building Big? Global Scales of Monumentality-An Ethno Archaeological Perspective’ and the on-going international workshop ‘Hierarchy and Balance: the role of monumentality in European & North-East Indian Landscapes.’
The event which is being held from March 12-24, was jointly organised by the Nordic Graduate School in Archaeology, University of Oslo, Norway; Department of History & Archaeology, Nagaland University and Graduate School, Human Development in Landscapes, Kiel Collaborative Research Centre, Scales of Transformation, Kiel University, Germany.
Some of the key discussions during seminar and workshop include– What does monumentality mean in different societies? How could a comparative approach be useful to answer archaeological questions on reconstructing social behaviour? How can a comparative approach be useful for studies on monumentality? Where can similarities and dissimilarities be found in such broad studies?
The keynote speakers for the workshop are Tilok Thakuria of NEHU Tura Campus; Christian Jeunesse of University of Strasbourg; Maria Wunderlich of University of Kiel; Karl- Göran Sjögren, University of Gothenburg; Sukanya Sharmma of IIT Guwahati; Johannes Müller, University of Kiel; Tiatoshi Jamir of Nagaland University and Malsawmliana from Government T. Romana College in Aizawl, the release added.
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