National Institute Of Oceanography( NIO ) -

Gaur, A.S.

Designation:  Principal Technical Officer
Location: Headquarters, Goa
e-mail:  asgaur@nio.org
Telephone:  91-832-2450572
Fax:  91-0832-2450602

Publications

Academic Record:

Ph.D. Maritime Archaeology of Gujarat Coast with reference to protohistoric period (Tamil University, Tanjavur)

Post Graduate Diploma in Archaeology (Institute of Archaeology, New Delhi, Archaeological Survey of India)

Institute of Archaeology, New Delhi, Archaeological Survey of India (Jiwaji University, Gwalior)

Career Record:

Marine Archaeologist (National Institute of Occeanography, Dona Paula, Goa), 1992 - till date

Research Fellow (National Institute of Occeanography, Dona Paula, Goa), 1988 - 92

Professional Interests:

Marine archaeological explorations including the study of shipwrecks, stone anchors, ancient submerged habitation etc.

Study of trade and commerce in ancient India, trade routes etc.

Study of ancient shorelines of India, sea level fluctuation, and coast erosion etc on the basis of archaeological evidences.

Professional Memberships:

Life Member Indian Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Studies

Life Member Indian Archaeological Society

Life Member Hindi Vigyan Sahitya Parishad,

Life Member South Indian History Congress

Member & Jt Editor of Journal of Marine Archaeology Society for Marine Archaeology

Life Member Gujarat Itihas Parishad

Associate Member Jr. of India Ocean Archaeology

Conferences/Seminars/Workshops/Meetings

Workshop on Ocean, Religion and Archaeology in July, 1989. and following paper was presented by me. Ceramic Industries of Dwarka.
Seminar on History and Archaeology of Quide-Milleth District of Tamilnadu held at Dept. of History, Poryar College, Poryar on 21-22 March, 1993 and presented following paper. Underwater Explorations off Poompuhar.
International Conference on Application of Remote Sensing in Archaeology and Related Discipline, held at NRSA Hyderabad in December 1993. The following paper was presented. Archaeological Sites from Space.
Workshop on Traditional Boat-building as Practised today, held at NIO, Goa in June 1993. The following paper was presented by me. Belekeri: A Traditional Boat-building Centre in North Kanara District of Karnataka.
Fourth Indian Conference on Marine Archaeology of Indian Ocean Countries held at Andhra University, Visakhapatanam on 20-21 September, 1994. The following papers were presented by me. i)Ceramic Industries of Poompuhar. ii)The Riverine Ports of Goa and other sites on the river banks. iii)Marine Archaeological Explorations in Poompuhar.
World Archaeology Congress-3, held at New Delhi on 4-12 December, 1994. the following Paper was presented by me. Ancient ports on River Ganga and its Tributaries.
International Seminar on Boat-building, Navigation etc in Indian Ocean between AD 1400 to 1800 AD, held at Pondicherry University, Pondicherry on 6-10 February, 1995. The following paper was presented. French Shipwrecks in Indian Waters.
Seminar on Jivit Samudri Sansadhna (in Hindi) held at NIO, Goa on 29-30 November, 1995. The following paper was presented by me. Sindhu Ghati Sabhyata me Jivit Samudri Sansadhano ka Upyog.
Workshop on Samudramanthan (in Hindi) held at NIO, Goa in September, 1996. The following paper was presented. Poompuhar: Sangam Kalin Nagar ke Samudra se Khoj.
First International Conference on Marine Archaeology of Indian Ocean Countries held at Chennai (Madras) on 22-23 February, 1997. The following papers were presented by me. A) Ancient Shorelines of Gujarat During the Indus Civilization. B) Submergence of Poompuhar (a study based on recent coastal erosion data).
Seminar on Arthik Vikas me Vigyan aur Praudyogiki ka Yogdan held at NIO, Goa on 3-4 Sept. 1997. The following paper was presented. Sindhughati Sabhyata ke Udbhava aur Vikas me Vigyan aur Praudyogiki ka Yogdan.
Indian Archaeology Conference held at H.N.B. University Srinagar (Gharwal) in Oct. 97. The following paper of presented. Underwater explorations of Poompuhar, Tamilnadu Coast, and possible causes of it?s submergence.
IGCP conference held at NIO, Goa between 25 October, 98 to 31 October, 98 and following paper was presented. Ancient shorelines of Gujarat during Indus Valley Civilization (Late-Mid Holocene) a study based on archaeological evidences.
Second International conference on Marine Archaeology held at Thane Mumbai on 8-9 January, 1999, and following papers were presented. A) Marine Archaeological explorations off Poompuhar. B) Recent marine archaeological explorations off Dwarka and Bet Dwarka.
International Conference on Goa & Portugal: History and Development held at St. Xavier Historical Research Institute, Pervorim, Goa, and Hotel Madovi, Panajim, Goa on 6-9 September, 1999.
INMEX Maritime 2000 Conference organised by India International Maritime Expo 99 held at Cidade de Goa on 7-8 October, 1999 and following paper was presented. Inputs to Science from Marine Archaeological Activities at NIO.
Ancient and Medieval ports of Goa, Workshop held at NIO on 2nd April, 2000.
Annual conference of Indian Archaeology Society and Indian Society for Prehistory and Quaternary Studies held at National Museum, New Delhi on 1-3 December 2000. Recent Marine Archaeological Investigations in Okhamandal Region
Annual conference of Indian Archaeology Society and Indian Society for Prehistory and Quaternary Studies held at State Institute of Archaeology, Art, History, Conservation and Museology, Ernakulam. Kerala on 19-22 December, 2002. Following paper was presented Onshore excavation in Bet Dwarka Island, Gujarat.
National Seminar on History of Goa: Issues, Trends and Perspectives held at Department of History, Goa University on 5th to 7th May, 2003. Maritime Archaeological Exploration s off Goa: Clues for Past Maritime Activities.
International Seminar on Indo-Portuguese history held at Cidade Goa on 22nd Sept to 27th Sept, 2003. I have participated as an observer.

Any other information:

A professional diver and completed about 450 hours of diving along the Indian coast up to a water depth of 35 m.

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