Sharma Centre for Heritage Education, India
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We are a research Institute specialising in prehistory, and with a strong commitment to public outreach! Follow us for updates on Indian archaeology https://www.sharmaheritage.in
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#1 New Publication! Kumar Akhilesh, Susana Rubio-Jara, Joaquín Panera, Manuel Santonja, Alfredo Pérez-González, Manuel Domínguez-Rodrigo, Patricia Bello-Alonso & Shanti Pappu. 2025.
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Check out this video on the much ignored yet fascinating world of grinding stones
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November 28, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Check out this video on the much ignored yet fascinating world of grinding stones
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The latest in a series of papers that redefine and, in this case, corrects what we think about the evidence for early wooden weapons.
@annemiekemilks.bsky.social bringscexcelkebce in scientific method and research partners to the work. The results speak for themselves. 🦣🏺
@annemiekemilks.bsky.social bringscexcelkebce in scientific method and research partners to the work. The results speak for themselves. 🦣🏺
Latest paper: Boxgrove is a key European site dating to 480,000 years ago. At GTP17, hominins knapped handaxes and then butchered an adult female horse. A fragment of the horse's scapula appeared to have evidence of impact from a wooden spear.....
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November 10, 2025 at 10:14 AM
The latest in a series of papers that redefine and, in this case, corrects what we think about the evidence for early wooden weapons.
@annemiekemilks.bsky.social bringscexcelkebce in scientific method and research partners to the work. The results speak for themselves. 🦣🏺
@annemiekemilks.bsky.social bringscexcelkebce in scientific method and research partners to the work. The results speak for themselves. 🦣🏺
All about excavating! Check out our post on Instagram
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November 8, 2025 at 10:27 AM
All about excavating! Check out our post on Instagram
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Exciting news! The Sharma Centre for Heritage Education's pioneering archaeology work—from Attirampakkam excavations to stone tool workshops—has been featured in IIT Madras' Shaastra magazine! shaastramag.iitm.ac.in/special-feat...
November 4, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Exciting news! The Sharma Centre for Heritage Education's pioneering archaeology work—from Attirampakkam excavations to stone tool workshops—has been featured in IIT Madras' Shaastra magazine! shaastramag.iitm.ac.in/special-feat...
Diwali greetings from all at the Sharma Centre for Heritage Education sharmaheritage.in
October 19, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Diwali greetings from all at the Sharma Centre for Heritage Education sharmaheritage.in
From Bengaluru to Delhi, our team shared insights on Prehistory, Rock Art, Lithic Technology, and more, bringing archaeology closer to classrooms and communities. instagram.com/p/DP8hUIPAUz... pic.twitter.com/dRV2X8fxMAht...
October 18, 2025 at 9:40 AM
From Bengaluru to Delhi, our team shared insights on Prehistory, Rock Art, Lithic Technology, and more, bringing archaeology closer to classrooms and communities. instagram.com/p/DP8hUIPAUz... pic.twitter.com/dRV2X8fxMAht...
Lots of exciting lectures by our research scholars: Dr. Prachi Joshi delivered a guest lecture on the exciting topic of prehistoric India for students of Christ (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru
October 10, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Lots of exciting lectures by our research scholars: Dr. Prachi Joshi delivered a guest lecture on the exciting topic of prehistoric India for students of Christ (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru
From Trowels to Pixels: A 4-day special workshop was held for the Archaeological Staff of the Department of Archaeology, Government of Tamil Nadu, on 3D Modelling in Archaeology
September 17-20, 2025
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September 17-20, 2025
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October 9, 2025 at 6:38 AM
From Trowels to Pixels: A 4-day special workshop was held for the Archaeological Staff of the Department of Archaeology, Government of Tamil Nadu, on 3D Modelling in Archaeology
September 17-20, 2025
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September 17-20, 2025
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New paper out: Traditional manufacture of granite grinding stones in South India: showing why grinding stones mattered for subsistence, ritual, and identity.
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#LithicTechnology #Neolithic #StoneCraft #ArchaeologyIndia #grindingstone
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October 4, 2025 at 10:09 AM
New paper out: Traditional manufacture of granite grinding stones in South India: showing why grinding stones mattered for subsistence, ritual, and identity.
Read the full article here: doi.org/10.1080/0197...
#LithicTechnology #Neolithic #StoneCraft #ArchaeologyIndia #grindingstone
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Our public archaeology programs: Check out this lovely reel www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjxN...
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September 26, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Our public archaeology programs: Check out this lovely reel www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjxN...
Uncover the past with your hands!
Join the Sharma Center for Heritage Education's interactive workshops and bring history to life through creating, connecting, and communicating.
Perfect for curious minds of all ages!
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Join the Sharma Center for Heritage Education's interactive workshops and bring history to life through creating, connecting, and communicating.
Perfect for curious minds of all ages!
Visit www.sharmaheritage.in
Check out Joy Chakravorty www.joychakravorty.com
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September 25, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Uncover the past with your hands!
Join the Sharma Center for Heritage Education's interactive workshops and bring history to life through creating, connecting, and communicating.
Perfect for curious minds of all ages!
Visit www.sharmaheritage.in
Check out Joy Chakravorty www.joychakravorty.com
Join the Sharma Center for Heritage Education's interactive workshops and bring history to life through creating, connecting, and communicating.
Perfect for curious minds of all ages!
Visit www.sharmaheritage.in
Check out Joy Chakravorty www.joychakravorty.com
Marvelous interaction with educators from schools and colleges to discuss HOW archaeologists investigate the past- with a focus on Indian archaeology #sciencecommunication #publicoutreach www.instagram.com/p/DOVkWbwgU4...
September 8, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Marvelous interaction with educators from schools and colleges to discuss HOW archaeologists investigate the past- with a focus on Indian archaeology #sciencecommunication #publicoutreach www.instagram.com/p/DOVkWbwgU4...
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Hominin glacial-stage occupation 712,000 to 424,000 years ago at Fordwich Pit, Old Park (Canterbury, UK)🏺🧪
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New discoveries at Old Park, Canterbury (UK), provide evidence of both oldest accessible artefact-bearing sediment in northern Europe and cold-stage adaptation.
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New discoveries at Old Park, Canterbury (UK), provide evidence of both oldest accessible artefact-bearing sediment in northern Europe and cold-stage adaptation.
September 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Hominin glacial-stage occupation 712,000 to 424,000 years ago at Fordwich Pit, Old Park (Canterbury, UK)🏺🧪
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
New discoveries at Old Park, Canterbury (UK), provide evidence of both oldest accessible artefact-bearing sediment in northern Europe and cold-stage adaptation.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
New discoveries at Old Park, Canterbury (UK), provide evidence of both oldest accessible artefact-bearing sediment in northern Europe and cold-stage adaptation.
New Publication! Kumar Akhilesh, Susana Rubio-Jara, Joaquín Panera, Manuel Santonja, Alfredo Pérez-González, Manuel Domínguez-Rodrigo, Patricia Bello-Alonso & Shanti Pappu. 2025.
link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41982-025-00224-3#citeas
link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41982-025-00224-3#citeas
Reconstructing Skills and Strategies of Hominins During the Early Acheulean: Behavioral Flexibility in Handaxe Production at Olduvai Gorge (Tanzania) - Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology
Abstract Technological strategies for biface manufacture adopted during the Acheulean represent a significant shift in the Lower Palaeolithic. The appearance of intentional bifacial shaping indicates ...
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September 4, 2025 at 11:35 AM
New Publication! Kumar Akhilesh, Susana Rubio-Jara, Joaquín Panera, Manuel Santonja, Alfredo Pérez-González, Manuel Domínguez-Rodrigo, Patricia Bello-Alonso & Shanti Pappu. 2025.
link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41982-025-00224-3#citeas
link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41982-025-00224-3#citeas
#1 New Publication! Kumar Akhilesh, Susana Rubio-Jara, Joaquín Panera, Manuel Santonja, Alfredo Pérez-González, Manuel Domínguez-Rodrigo, Patricia Bello-Alonso & Shanti Pappu. 2025.
link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41982-025-00224-3#citeas
Read this thread...
link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41982-025-00224-3#citeas
Read this thread...
September 4, 2025 at 11:15 AM
#1 New Publication! Kumar Akhilesh, Susana Rubio-Jara, Joaquín Panera, Manuel Santonja, Alfredo Pérez-González, Manuel Domínguez-Rodrigo, Patricia Bello-Alonso & Shanti Pappu. 2025.
link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41982-025-00224-3#citeas
Read this thread...
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Did you know? Cleavers, are stone tools noted in India from around 1.5 million years ago. They hold clues to ancient technologies and the lives of prehistoric populations during the Acheulean. Read more on :
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September 4, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Did you know? Cleavers, are stone tools noted in India from around 1.5 million years ago. They hold clues to ancient technologies and the lives of prehistoric populations during the Acheulean. Read more on :
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From basalt to grinding stones, this age-old craft in Maharashtra tells stories of heritage, food, and cultural continuity.
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#Archaeology #CulturalHeritage #GrindingStones #IndianTraditions #HeritageResearch #SCHE
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August 21, 2025 at 4:56 AM
From basalt to grinding stones, this age-old craft in Maharashtra tells stories of heritage, food, and cultural continuity.
Read the full article here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...
www.instagram.com/p/DNmqbMBhwo...
#Archaeology #CulturalHeritage #GrindingStones #IndianTraditions #HeritageResearch #SCHE
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#Archaeology #CulturalHeritage #GrindingStones #IndianTraditions #HeritageResearch #SCHE
From stone tools to skill schools….. what can prehistoric practices teach us about learning today?
Discover our hands-on study on how skills were acquired in the deep past.. and today !
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#Knapping
Discover our hands-on study on how skills were acquired in the deep past.. and today !
Read our publication on paleoanthropology.org/ojs/index.ph...
#Knapping
August 5, 2025 at 12:43 PM
From stone tools to skill schools….. what can prehistoric practices teach us about learning today?
Discover our hands-on study on how skills were acquired in the deep past.. and today !
Read our publication on paleoanthropology.org/ojs/index.ph...
#Knapping
Discover our hands-on study on how skills were acquired in the deep past.. and today !
Read our publication on paleoanthropology.org/ojs/index.ph...
#Knapping
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July 22, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Our long-term ongoing research at the Palaeolithic site of Attirampakkam (ATM) Tamil Nadu is bringing alive new perspectives on our early ancestors...Enjoy this gorgeous handaxe... www.sharmaheritage.in
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July 20, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Our long-term ongoing research at the Palaeolithic site of Attirampakkam (ATM) Tamil Nadu is bringing alive new perspectives on our early ancestors...Enjoy this gorgeous handaxe... www.sharmaheritage.in
#IndianPrehistory #TamilNadu #Attirampakkam #Palaeolithic #SCHE
#IndianPrehistory #TamilNadu #Attirampakkam #Palaeolithic #SCHE
Uncover the roots of Indian prehistory: one week at a time.
From stone tools to prehistoric cultures, our fun hybrid course makes archaeology accessible, engaging, and deeply enriching.
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From stone tools to prehistoric cultures, our fun hybrid course makes archaeology accessible, engaging, and deeply enriching.
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#IndianPrehistory #ArchaeologyCourse #HeritageEducation
July 19, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Uncover the roots of Indian prehistory: one week at a time.
From stone tools to prehistoric cultures, our fun hybrid course makes archaeology accessible, engaging, and deeply enriching.
Check out: www.instagram.com/p/DMS5-8ohHi...
#IndianPrehistory #ArchaeologyCourse #HeritageEducation
From stone tools to prehistoric cultures, our fun hybrid course makes archaeology accessible, engaging, and deeply enriching.
Check out: www.instagram.com/p/DMS5-8ohHi...
#IndianPrehistory #ArchaeologyCourse #HeritageEducation
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We discuss why ‘modern’ and ‘archaic’ are such problematic terms here. I think basal and derived would be better for morphology as they can be used for other lineages like Neanderthals, as well…https://paleoanthropology.org/ojs/index.php/paleo/article/view/130
July 15, 2025 at 2:17 PM
We discuss why ‘modern’ and ‘archaic’ are such problematic terms here. I think basal and derived would be better for morphology as they can be used for other lineages like Neanderthals, as well…https://paleoanthropology.org/ojs/index.php/paleo/article/view/130
Calling all educators!
Step into the fascinating world of archaeology with our in-person course designed just for teachers - 'Introduction to Archaeology: Down Ancient Trails Series.' Scan the code and register (Indian nationals only) or visit: www.sharmaheritage.in
Step into the fascinating world of archaeology with our in-person course designed just for teachers - 'Introduction to Archaeology: Down Ancient Trails Series.' Scan the code and register (Indian nationals only) or visit: www.sharmaheritage.in
July 15, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Calling all educators!
Step into the fascinating world of archaeology with our in-person course designed just for teachers - 'Introduction to Archaeology: Down Ancient Trails Series.' Scan the code and register (Indian nationals only) or visit: www.sharmaheritage.in
Step into the fascinating world of archaeology with our in-person course designed just for teachers - 'Introduction to Archaeology: Down Ancient Trails Series.' Scan the code and register (Indian nationals only) or visit: www.sharmaheritage.in
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New discoveries from the Pleistocene-age Gantangqing site in southwestern China reveal a diverse collection of wooden tools dated from ~361,000 to 250,000 years ago, marking the earliest known evidence of complex wooden tool technology in East Asia.
Learn more in Science: scim.ag/4krE5y3
Learn more in Science: scim.ag/4krE5y3
July 4, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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