Virag Sontakke

About

MA., PGDA, PhD. in Archaeology. Currently served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Employment

• Banaras Hindu University Assistant Professor
  2020 - Present

Education

• Banaras Hindu University PhD
  2008 - 2014

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (23)

• CONTINUITY AND CHANGE IN THE MEGALITHIC TRADITION OF SONBHADRA: AN ETHNO- ARCHAEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
  Journal of South Asian Research 2026
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• Spatial Distribution and Landscape Dynamics of Megalithic Monuments at Dantari Hill, Vindhyan Highlands, India
  L’anthropologie 2026
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• A Detailed Archaeological Dataset of Megalithic Complex at Vindhyan Highlands: A Case Study of Dantari Hill, India
  Journal of Open Archaeology Data 2026 DOI: 10.5334/joad.187
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• Pre and Protohistoric Archaeology of Chunar, Mirzapur (Uttar Pradesh)
  2025 DOI: 10.30861/9781407362694
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• Megalithic Mortuary Practice in Dantari Hill Area, Mirzapur District, Uttar Pradesh,
  Man and Environment XLIX(2) 2024
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• Plant Economy from early iron site of Malli, Gondia district, Maharashtra, jointly with Satish Naik, in India
  Current Science 2022
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• Chandankheda Excavations Report (2009-2010)
  INTACH, Chandrapur 2022
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• Distributions and Disparities in the megalithic burials of Vidarbha (India): a scrutiny,
  Megaliths of the World, Volume I 2022
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• Megalithic Tradition in Indian Subcontinent: An Overview,
  Current Researches in Indian Archaeology 2022
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• Excavations at Nagardhan (2015-17) District Nagpur, Maharashtra with Special reference of the Vakataka
  Cultural Heritage of South Asia and Beyond: Recent Perspective. 2020
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