• Archaeology of organic heritage: living-deads amongst the Pochury Nagas 

  Sumi, Alino; Kanungo, Alok Kumar (Springer, 2025-07)

  This paper outlines the ritual Nyiehzakhuo kuthou [the hanging of Nyiaza’s basket] of the Pochury Nagas of Anyuwie. This ritual is an annual propitiation of ancestors (living-dead) with food offerings in lieu of fertility, ...
• Palaeolithic and rock art investigation in Eastern Gujarat, India 

  Padhan, Tosabanta; Kanungo, Alok Kumar (2025-06-22)
• Perception: Nagas the head-hunters vs knowledge practitioners 

  Kanungo, Alok Kumar (2025-06-22)
• Origin of the Harappan Ernestites: geochemical insights into provenance and fabrication 

  Mahala, Milan K.; Ray, Jyotiranjan S.; Kanungo, Alok Kumar; Bhuvan, G. N. S. Sree; Chatterjee, A.; George, B. G.; Sorcar, N.; Rawat, Y. S.; Kharakwal, J. S.; Rajesh, S. V. (Research Square Company, 2025-06)

  Advancements in stone bead technology, particularly in drilling techniques, emerged during the Indus Valley (Harappan) civilization. Long-constricted cylindrical drill bits, made from a unique stone called Ernestite, were ...
• Indian Ocean connections and regional trade: an elemental and isotopic study of the glass of Vadnagar, Gujarat 

  Dussubieux, Laure; Kanungo, Alok Kumar; Rawat, Yadubir Singh; Sharma, Pankaj (Elsevier, 2025-10)

  This article draws attention to the glass found in Gujarat, a region of India that, until now, has been poorly studied as far as this material is concerned. Glass objects from Vadnagar, including beads, bangles, fragments ...
• Use of Archaeology for living issues: a conference report (2022-2023) 

  Kanungo, Alok Kumar; Singh, Prashant Kumar; Sumi, Alino; Barik, Sheersha (Department of Archaeology, University of Kerala, 2025)
• Global perspectives on indigenous archaeologies 

  Smith, Claire; Pollard, Kellie; Kanungo, Alok Kumar; May, Sally; Varela, Sandra L. Lopez; Watkins, Joe (Oxford University Press, 2025-02)

  This handbook examines the transformative shifts in Indigenous archaeology, driven by Indigenous peoples’ calls for control over their intellectual and cultural heritage, and the discipline’s growing embrace of Indigenous ...
• Section IV: Ethnoarchaeology 

  Kanungo, Alok Kumar; Smith, Claire (Oxford University Press, 2025-02)

  This section explores the integration of Indigenous oral histories, ethnohistorical, ethnoarchaeological, and archaeological methods to advance understanding of Indigenous knowledge systems and their contributions to ...
• The late Harappan cemetery site of Sanauli: evidence for Harappan continuity 

  Prabhakar, V. N. (Department of Archaeology, University of Kerala, 2024)

  The Harappan Civilization (c. 2600 – 1900 BCE) flourished for nearly 700 years, representing South Asia's earliest urban phase. This urban phase is the culmination of a long-drawn process of cultural transformations and ...
• Heritage tourism and sustainable development: nurturing Naga connections to land and burial traditions 

  Sumi, Alino; Kanungo, Alok Kumar; Smith, Claire (Oxford University Press, 2025-01)

  Heritage tourism has become one way for Indigenous communities to carve out new economic opportunities in support of sustainable development. To date, this has focused on the development of cultural tourism opportunities ...
• Vadnagar glass and its role in maritime network 

  Kanungo, Alok Kumar; Dussubieux, Laure; Rawat, Y. S.; Sharma, P. (Government of Gujarat, 2025)
• Bhagatrav and its Functional Utility 

  Kanungo, Alok Kumar (2025-01-05)
• Luminescence and radiocarbon chronology of Bhagatrav: a Sorath Harappan camp site in South Gujarat 

  Kanungo, Alok Kumar; Kaushal, Rahul Kumar; Bhushan, Ravi; Chauhan, Naveen; Kharakwal, Jeewan Singh; Ansari, Shahida (Cambridge University Press, 2024-12)

  Excavation at the site of Bhagatrav yielded four layers of cultural deposits: the lowermost being the Sorath Harappan, the upper two are medieval, and layer three caps the Sorath Harappan layer. A horn-deity painted dish ...
• Factors controlling basalt weathering in the Deccan traps: a small catchment perspective 

  Prasad, Ravi Kant; Singh, Naman Deep; Singh, Sunil Kumar; Jain, Vikrant (Elsevier, 2025-02)

  Chemical weathering fluxes from small basalt catchments, the Ambika and the Girna in the Deccan Traps, have been compared. The two catchments are characterized by distinct climates: humid in the Ambika and semi-arid in the ...
• Lithological controls on chemical weathering signatures in the semi-arid climatic regime: study based on tropical small scale catchments 

  Prasad, Ravi Kant; Singh, Naman Deep; Singh, Sunil Kumar; Jain, Vikrant (Elsevier, 2025-02)

  Lithological controls on chemical weathering can be better constrained by studying catchments having different lithologic settings in similar climatic conditions. This study compares the weathering fluxes in two small ...
• Understanding the bead drilling technology of the Harappans and the technological transformations over time 

  Prabhakar, V. N. (Springer, 2024-12)

  The lapidary industry using different stone raw materials is one of the hallmark technological innovations of the Harappan civilization (~ Indus, Indus-Sarasvati). The Harappans perfected the technology, which is traced ...
• Discreet charm of things: an Anthropological-Archaeology perspective 

  Singh, Prashant Kumar (Springer, 2024-10)

  The present age is characterised by so many contrarian events happening simultaneously that we find it difficult to make sense of them under the same rubric. On the one hand, a lot of effort and money is spent to preserve ...
• Nagas and Megaliths: a knowledge system 

  Kanungo, Alok Kumar (Springer, 2024-10)

  Megaliths are raised in memory of an ideal life or achievement, through time and space. In India and more particularly in northeast India, this has been a living tradition. This paper discusses the tradition, belief and ...
• Beyond salt as food: artisanal salt making of the Pochury Nagas 

  Sumi, Alino (Springer, 2024-10)

  In the face of current and future challenges, the artisanal salt-making practices of the Pochury Naga in Matikhrü village provide a compelling area of study. This research delves into the historical and contemporary ...
• Transformative practices in Archaeology: empowering communities and shaping sustainable futures 

  Kanungo, Alok Kumar; Smith, Claire; Choksi, Nishaant (Springer, 2024-10)

  The volume introduces a diverse range of themes and practices relating to sustainable heritage management. Each paper delves into the challenges, successes, and failures of preserving precious cultural heritage. It discusses ...

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