CURRICULUM VITAE

Dr. Vijay Sathe

Designation Reader in Archaeological Chemistry

E-mail vijay19sathe@gmail.com , vijay_sathe@Rediffmail.com

Contact No. +91-9850036208

Research Interest

• Quaternary vertebrate palaeontology and Taphonomy.

• Isotope Palaeoecology, Trace elements study, XRD and dating methods.

• Palaeohistology of mammalian teeth and bones with reference to phylogeny,

taxonomy and palaeodiet of ancient mammalian fauna.

• The origins of domestication, subsistence and palaeoenvironment in protohistoric

cultures in India.

• Microvertebrates: Their significance in Archaeology with special reference to

subsistence and palaeoenvironment.

• Fauna in the Prehistoric Rock Art.

• Animals and myths.

• Ancient Fauna and Heritage

Projects/Excavations Directed

1. Quaternary Palaeontology and Prehistoric Archaeology of the Manjra Valley

1982-89.

2. Dental Histology of herbivores from the Quaternary period of India, 1998- 2002.

3. Vertebrate Taphonomy and palaeoenvironments in Manjra valley, Dist Latur,

Maharashtra 2002-10.

Projects/Excavations Co-Directed

1. Pleistocene fauna from the Ghod valley, Dist. Pune 1985-1988

2. Animals and Rock Artwith special reference to Bhimbetka. 1990-91.

3. Taphonomy and Palaeoecology of Fossil Vertebrates from the Central Narmada

valley, Dist. Narsinghpur, M.P. (As Co-Investigator in the project, sponsored by

Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya (IGRMS), Bhopal 1992-94

4. Faunal remains from Neolithic-Chalcolithic site of Senuwar, Dist. Sasaram,

Bihar, 1993-1994.

5. “Prehistory, Palaeontology, GIS Mapping and Geology of Central Narmada

Basin, Districts of Hoshangabad, Sehore and Narsinghpur, Madhya Pradesh,

India” 2007-09. The project was funded by the Wenner-Gren Foundation, New

York, U.S.A. CoDirectors: Dr. Parth R. Chauhan of Stone Age Institute, Indiana

Univ., U.S.A. (Principal Investigator), Dr. Vijay Sathe of Deccan College, Pune;

Dr. Rajeev Patnaik of CAS in Geology as Principal Co-Investigators, Panjab

University, Chandigarh, and Professor William Martin Jones, Australia and

Matthew Sisk of Stony Brook Univ. N.Y., U.S.A. as Co-Investigators of the

project).

6. Fresh water molluscan fauna from the Late Pleistocene fossil site of Harwadi,

Manjra valley, Maharashtra. 2008-09. The project was in collaboration with Dr.

(Mrs.) Kantimati Kulkarni, Palaeontology Group, Department of Geology,

Agharkar Research Institute, Pune.

7. Large mammalian Fauna from Acheulian sites in Hunsgi-Baichbal valley,

Karnataka 2008-10.

8. “Palynology and palaeoenvironments of the Manjra valley”: 2005-10.

Publications

Monograph 01

Research Papers

In National Journal 17

In International Journal 09

Popular Articles 03

Seminars/Conferences

National 14

International 9

Special Lectures Delivered

India 12

Awards

1. Silver medal for securing first position in M.A. in Archaeology for the year

1980-81, Vikram University, Ujjain (M.P.).

2. Dr. A.P. Khatri Cash Award from the Centre for Research and Training in

History, Archaeology and Palaeoenvironment, jointly with Indraprashta Museum

of Art and Archaeology and the Indian Archaeological Society, New Delhi for

the year 2006 for significant contributions in the field of Indian Archaeology

Ph.Ds. in progress 05

Teaching Experience

• Teaching in Deccan College for 15 years.