Ajay Pratap
Biographic Data
| ID | 119704 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ajay Pratap |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ajay |
| FAMILY NAME | Pratap |
| SIGNATURE | PRATAP A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Banaras Hindu University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8247-2794 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Depicted Past: “Historical” Panels in the Rock Art of the Eastern Vindhyas, Uttar Pradesh, India
The Archaeology of Childhood: Revisiting Mohenjodaro Terracotta
For long archaeologists have been perplexed that the excavated data are usually interpreted from an adult male perspective. The literature locating this and the concomitant rise of gendered archaeology thrives (Conkey and Spector 1984, Conkey and Gero 1999, Conkey 2005). However, in addition to andocentric biases in archaeology, there is also a tendency to overlook the evidence related with children that who are omnipresent, in all cultures. As t…
Assessing Ethnoarchaeology's Contemporary Relevance
As someone who conducted ethnoarchaeological fieldwork with Paharia shifting cultivators of Santal Parganas, India, by participant observation for two years in the early 1980s (Pratap 1987, 2000
Indian Archaeology and Postmodernism: Fashion or Necessity
This paper begins by considering the origins and trajectory of growth of Indian Archaeology, from an Antiquarian stage, through to its present state, which may best be described, positioned between cultural historical, Positivist and Post-positivist approaches. The school of archaeological thought informed by Positivist Philosophy has been called variously as the New Archaeology, Hypothetico-Deductive Archaeology, and more lately as Processual Ar…
Formation processes and Indian archaeology – Edited by K. Paddayya
Indigenous Archaeology in India: Prospects for an Archaeology of the Subaltern
In this book the author presents his findings connected with the archaeology of the Rajmahal Hills (Jharkhand State, north-eastern India), and discusses the wider relevance of his surface archaeology approach to the archaeology of the rest of the tribal areas of India. He also approaches the issue of a gendered study of rock-art and landscape archaeology both of which again fall within the domain of tribal archaeology proper. The author also has …
On the Use of the Term ‘Non-Anglo Archaeologists’
Indian museums and the public
Indian museums have played an increasingly important role as information storehouses meant to serve the needs of the public. The enterprise is extremely complex, however, a product of the size and ethnic diversity of the Indian people, their languages, and the varying histories of different parts of India. There has been an increasing diversity in the size and types of museums and collections in the country since the eighteenth century.
Assessing Ethnoarchaeology's Contemporary Relevance
As someone who conducted ethnoarchaeological fieldwork with Paharia shifting cultivators of Santal Parganas, India, by participant observation for two years in the early 1980s (Pratap 1987, 2000
Indian Archaeology and Postmodernism: Fashion or Necessity
This paper begins by considering the origins and trajectory of growth of Indian Archaeology, from an Antiquarian stage, through to its present state, which may best be described, positioned between cultural historical, Positivist and Post-positivist approaches. The school of archaeological thought informed by Positivist Philosophy has been called variously as the New Archaeology, Hypothetico-Deductive Archaeology, and more lately as Processual Ar…
Indian museums and the public
Indian museums have played an increasingly important role as information storehouses meant to serve the needs of the public. The enterprise is extremely complex, however, a product of the size and ethnic diversity of the Indian people, their languages, and the varying histories of different parts of India. There has been an increasing diversity in the size and types of museums and collections in the country since the eighteenth century.
On the Use of the Term ‘Non-Anglo Archaeologists’
Indigenous Archaeology in India: Prospects for an Archaeology of the Subaltern
In this book the author presents his findings connected with the archaeology of the Rajmahal Hills (Jharkhand State, north-eastern India), and discusses the wider relevance of his surface archaeology approach to the archaeology of the rest of the tribal areas of India. He also approaches the issue of a gendered study of rock-art and landscape archaeology both of which again fall within the domain of tribal archaeology proper. The author also has …
Formation processes and Indian archaeology – Edited by K. Paddayya
Indian Archaeology and Postmodernism: Fashion or Necessity
This paper begins by considering the origins and trajectory of growth of Indian Archaeology, from an Antiquarian stage, through to its present state, which may best be described, positioned between cultural historical, Positivist and Post-positivist approaches. The school of archaeological thought informed by Positivist Philosophy has been called variously as the New Archaeology, Hypothetico-Deductive Archaeology, and more lately as Processual Ar…
The Archaeology of Childhood: Revisiting Mohenjodaro Terracotta
For long archaeologists have been perplexed that the excavated data are usually interpreted from an adult male perspective. The literature locating this and the concomitant rise of gendered archaeology thrives (Conkey and Spector 1984, Conkey and Gero 1999, Conkey 2005). However, in addition to andocentric biases in archaeology, there is also a tendency to overlook the evidence related with children that who are omnipresent, in all cultures. As t…
Assessing Ethnoarchaeology's Contemporary Relevance
As someone who conducted ethnoarchaeological fieldwork with Paharia shifting cultivators of Santal Parganas, India, by participant observation for two years in the early 1980s (Pratap 1987, 2000
The Depicted Past: “Historical” Panels in the Rock Art of the Eastern Vindhyas, Uttar Pradesh, India
History (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · History (5 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (4 works) · Archaeology (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Anthropology (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies (2 works) · Art (2 works)