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Department of History

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Reni P Joseph
Dept. of History
Designation Assistant Professor on Contract
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Institutional email ID ben14jo@gmail.com
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Date of joining the college 01 November 2024
Academic qualification
  • BA
  • MA
Awards and Achievements
  • Second rank holder, MA Archaeology, 2012-2014.
Projects - Completed projects

Excavations

  • Vizhinjam, in the district Thiruvanathapuram, Kerala State, during 15th April 2013 to 16 May 2013.
  • Maadi-Desalpur (Microlithic – Medieval Site) in District Kachchh, Gujarat State, during 19th December 2013 to 19th January 2014.
  • Early Harappan burials at Juna Khatiya, Lakhapat Taluk, Kachchh District, Gujarat conducted by Department of Archaeology, University of Kerala during 30th  January 2019 to 8th March 2019.

Explorations

  • Vizhinjam, in the district Thiruvanathapuram, Kerala State, during 15th April 2013 to 16 May 2013.
  • Harappan  and  Regional Chalcolithic sites viz. Navinal, Dholavira, Khirsara, Shikarpur, Surkotada, Kanmer, Lothal, Narapa and Desalpur 1 and medieval sites Viz. Champaner – Pavgadh and Desalpur 2,  District Kachchh, Gujarat State, during 19th December 2013 to 19th January 2014
  • Harappan, Regional Chalcolithic, Early Historic and Medieval sites various parts of Kachchh District in Gujarat State during 1st April 2015 to 16th May 2015.
  • Early Harappan burials at Juna Khatiya, Lakhapat Taluk, Kachchh District, Gujarat conducted by Department of Archaeology, University of Kerala during 30th  January 2019 to 8th March 2019.
  • Harappan, Regional Chalcolithic, Early Historic and Medieval sites in Kachchh District in Gujarat State during 1st February 2016 to 20th March 2016.
  • Harappan, Regional Chalcolithic, Early Historic and Medieval sites in Kachchh District in Gujarat State during 7th February 2017 to 17th March 2017.
  • Archaeological Exploration of Kollam District in Kerala State, jointly conducted by Dept. of Archaeology, university of Kerala & KCHR, Thiruvananthapuram during 14th August 2017 to 19th August 2017.
  • Archaeological Exploration of Coastal wards  entire Kerala during 2019 to 2020
Courses attended (Orientation, Refresher, FDP, etc.)

Workshop

  • National workshop on GIS in Archaeology, Methods, Applications and future prospects, Dept. of Archaeology, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram. Nov 2015.
  • National Workshop on Bead: Beyond an Ornament, Dept. of Archaeology, University of Kerala, and Thiruvananthapuram. May 2016 
  •  International Workshop on Arts and Crafts of the Indus Civilization and Early Historic South Asia, Conducted by  Prof.Jonathan Mark Kenoyer, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA at the  Dept. of Archaeology, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram. August 2017
  • National workshop on Temple Architecture and Iconography : In Sthapathis , DOS in Ancient History and  Archaeology, Manasagangotri, Mysuru & Dept. of Archaeology and Ancient History, Maharaja’s College, Mysuru October 2017.
  • International Workshop on Prehistory Stone Tool Technology and Knapping, Conducted by Dr.August Gerald Costa, Rice University, Texas, USA and Dr.Parth R Chauhan, IISER, Mohali, India at the Dept. of Archaeology, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram. Feb 2018.
Resource person for seminars and workshops/Invited Lectures

Special Lectures

  • On Prehistoric Tools and Technology and Indian pre History, by Ms.Madhavi, at the Dept. of Archaeology, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram. May 2016
  • Archaeology of Beads in South Asia, by Akinori Uesugi at the  Dept. of Archaeology, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram. May 2016
  • From Indus to Anatolia by Dr. Akinori Uesungi, Kansai University, Osaka, Japan at the Dept. of Archaeology, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram. September 2017.
  • The Diachronic Landscape : Recent Research at Tekkalakotta and Future plans by Dr.Namita Sanjay Sugandhi, Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, Hartwick college ,Oneonta ,New York, USA,  at the  Dept. of Archaeology, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram. July 2019.
Paper presentation in Seminars
  • Harappan & Regional Chalcolilthic cultures of Greater Indus Region : an International conference on Indus Civilization, Dept. of Archaeology, University of Kerala, Thiruvanathapuram. Nov’13
  • Joint Annual Conference of Indian Archaeological Society, Indian Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Studies, Indian History and Cultural Society, Dept. of History, University of Hyderabad [2 Papers] Dec’15
  • Joint Annual Conference of Indian Archaeological Society, Indian Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Studies, Indian History and Cultural Society, Jharkhad. Jan 2017
  • International seminar on Field Archaeology, Dept. of Archaeology, University of Kerala [2 Papers] Jan’17
  • Joint Annual Conference of Indian Archaeological Society, Indian Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Studies, Indian History and Cultural Society & International Seminar on recent field Researches and Scientific studies in Indian Archaeology, Dept. of AIHC & Archaeology, BHU, Varanasi. Nov 2017
  • International Conference on Maritime Archaeology with Special reference to Indian ocean Countries and 10th Biannual Conference of Society for Maritime Archaeology, NIO, Goa, Dept. of Archaeology, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram. [3 Papers] Feb 2018
  • National Conference on Recent Researches in Indian Archaeology, Dept. of Archaeology, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram. Sep 2018
  • 27th Annual Conference of Indian Art history Congress and International conference on Asian Art, Dept. of Archaeology, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram. [2 Papers] Dec 2018
  • Kerala History Congress, 4th Annual Session an International Congress, Dept. of History, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram. Dec 2018
  • Acted as Rapporteur of an Academic Session in the 27th Annual Conference of Indian Art History Congress and International Conference on Asian Art Organized by the Department of Archaeology, University of Kerala, Kariavattom campus, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala during 13th -16th  December 2018
  • Presented a paper  in the Forth Annual Session and International Congress of Kerala History congress organized by the Department of History, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram during 20th – 22nd December 2018.
  • Presented a paper in the 52nd Joint annual conference of Indian Archaeological Society,  47th Indian Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Studies, 43rd Indian History and Cultural society organized by Department of Archaeology, University of Kerala at Kariavattom, Thiruvananthapuram during 7th – 10th November 2019

 

Publications
  • Lithic Assemblage from Archaeological Explorations (2014 and 2015) at Navinal in Gujarat. Pakistan Heritage Journal of the Department of Archaeology, Hazara University Mansehra-Pakistan 2015
  • Chumaduthangi (Load Relieving Stones) in Coastal villages of Southern Kerala, India, History Today, Journal of History and Historical Archaeology, The History and Cultural Society, New Delhi, 2018
  • Mural Legacy of St.Mary’s, Church Kallloorkkad, Alappuzha, Kerala, Human and Heritage: An Archaeological Spectrum of Asiatic Counties (Felicitation to Professor Ajit Kumar), Department of Archaeology, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, India. 2019
  • Preliminary Report on Palia in Kachchh District, Gujarat with Special Reference to Mandvi Taluka, The Archaeology of Burials: Examples from Indian Subcontinent Volume – I, Department of Archaeology, University of Kerala,Thiruvananthapuram, India, 2020
  • Paliya of Mundra Taluka, Kachchh District, Gujarat: A Preliminary Study, The Archaeology of Burials: Examples from Indian Subcontinent Volume – II, Department of Archaeology, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, India 2020
  • Recent Explorations of Kollam Coastal Region( in Press)
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