Sessions

• Session I
• Session II
• Session III
• Session IV
• Session V

Keynote. S. R. Rao

Session I

• Recent marine archaeological investigations along the Saurashtra coast. A.S. Gaur, Sundarseh and Sila Tripati. Presentation in .PDF (3.2mb)
• Recent underwater excavations in India. Alok Tripathi
• Submerged pagodas off Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu. Sundaresh, A.S. Gaur, S. Tripati, K.H. Vora.
• Ancient ports and maritime trade centres in Tamil Nadu their significance. T.S. Sridhar and S. Vasanti.Presentation in .PDF (5.6mb)
• Maritime archaeology of Goa – Findings and interpretations through explorations. Sila Tripati, A.S. Gaur, Sundaresh, K.H. Vora Presentation in .PDF (4.4mb)
• Port structures at early historic Kamrej. Sunil Gupta
• The role of Bengal in the Indian Ocean trade. Shahnaj Husne Jahan

Session II

• Geological evolution of the factors contributing to the destruction of ancient Dvaraka city. S.R. Rao
• Barakuru, an ancient port of coastal Karnataka, its nature of trade. K.G. Vasantha Madhava
• DARABNAMA : A source of maritime activity (during Alexander – Darious period). Sanjib Kumar Singh
• Significance of Arabian Sea Islands in marine archaeology. A.G. Untawale
• Underwater positioning using laser optical instrument for near shore underwater archaeological application. P. Ganesan Presentation in .PDF (1.0mb)
• Application of radiometric dating techniques in archeology. D.V. Borole
• Shoreline changes along the Poompuhar Tranquebar region. Sundaresh, S. Jaya Kumar, V. Sanil Kumar
• Coastal archaeological explorations on Tamilnadu Coast. Sundaresh and A.S. Gaur
• Medieval marine animal resource exploitation at Kelshi on the Konkan coast. Arti D. Mukherjee

Session III

• ²¹⁰ Pb geochronology in a changing coastal environment: A case study off Vijaydurg, central west coast of India. A.R. Gujar, D.V. Borole G. Parthiban G.V., Rajamanickam. Presentation in .PDF (1.0mb)
• Is sea level rise along the coast of India related with global warming?Onkar S. Chauhan and Gaurav Bandekar
• Geoarchaeological studies in coastal Maharashtra: Implications for understanding. Savita Ghate, S.G. Deo and S.N. Rajaguru.
• Vedic Saraswati and the Arabian Sea. R.V. Karanth, P.S. Thakkar.
• M.S. Gadhvi, D.A. Sant and J.G. Negi
• Foraminifera as tool in marine archaeology. Rajiv Nigam
• Archaeological sites as indicator of shoreline shift, Sea level changes or neo-tectonic event. K.H. Vora, A.S. Gaur, Sundaresh and Sila Triapti
• Status of windowpane oyster Placuna  placenta (Linne) population in Goa. B.S. Ingole and S. Clemente. Presentation in .PDF (1.5mb)
• Some observation on the archaeological heritage in relation to geomorphology and coastal policies, West coast of India. Antonio Mascarenhas
• Geological significance of stone anchors from Dwarka waters, Gujarat, India. S.D. Iyer, K.H. Vora and A.S. Gaur

Session IV

• Artifacts of ivory and ebony. Cosme Jose Costa sfx. Presentation in .PDF (5.4mb)
• The petroglyphs of pansaimol: A Labyrinth on laterite awaiting serious scholarly study. Pratima Kamat.
• Speaking of the sea: A case for a simultaneous view of the maritime history. Pratima Kamat. 
• Role of Forts in the History of Goa. Abhijit Ambekar and Ismail Kellellu. Presentation in .PDF (16kb)
• Conservation of the fortification of the lower Aguada fortress and related socio-economic pressures at Condolim. N. Taher, S. Rajendiran G. Korgaonkar and B.P. Wadagaonkar. Presentation in .PDF (3.9mb)
• Portuguese shipbuilding at Bassein and Goa 1510-1780-A note. Xavier M, Martins

Session V

• Heritage and history of Goa. Prajal Sakhardande.
• Conservation of underwater archaeological artifacts: An assessment. Gopal Rao and Shriguru Bagi. Presentation in .PDF (65kb)
• Navigational aids: A search and rescue operation. Alvita D'Souza
• Conservation of antiquities. B.G. Naik