Kohima, March 17 (MExN): Archaeologists from Europe, mainland India and the Northeast have converged in the state capital 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.
The archeologists are participants of the recently concluded PhD 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.’
It is 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.
According to a press note received here some of the key discussions during seminar and workshop includes – 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?
Some of the keynote speakers for the workshop are Tilok Thakuria, NEHU Tura Campus; Christian Jeunesse, University of Strasbourg; Maria Wunderlich, University of Kiel; Karl- Göran Sjögren, University of Gothenburg; Sukanya Sharmma, IIT Guwahati; Johannes Müller, University of Kiel; Tiatoshi Jamir Nagaland University and Malsawmliana, Government T. Romana College, Aizawl.
