Tosabanta Padhan

About

Dr. Tosabanta Padhan is a Post-Doctoral fellow at IIT Gandhinagar and a former PDF at IISER Mohali. He did his Masters in Quaternary and Prehistory from the University of Trås-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), Portugal. He earned his Post-Graduate Diploma and Ph.D. in Archaeology from Deccan College, Pune. He has published one book, 20 research papers in referred national and international journals, and presented 32 research papers in various seminars and conferences. He has carried out and participated in archaeological, geological, and ethnographic fieldworks in Central India, Eastern and Northeast India, Western Europe, and East Africa. He taught Archaeology at the North-Eastern Hill University, Meghalaya, and Adikeih College, Eritrea

Employment

• Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali Post Doctoral Fellow
  2017 - 2019
• Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar Post Doctoral Fellow
  2013 - 2015

Education

• Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro International Master Degree
  2008 - 2010

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (9)

• Study of Microlithic Assemblage from Mongragod Jhor, Middle Ong Valley, Western Odisha, India
  The Oriental Anthropologist: A Bi-annual International Journal of the Science of Man 2026 DOI: 10.1177/0972558X261457588
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• New evidence of Neolithic industries from the West Garo Hills, northeastern India
  Geological Society, London, Special Publications 2023 DOI: 10.1144/SP515-2020-203
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• Prehistoric Settlement Pattern of Jonk River; Upper Mahanadi Basin, India
  Heritage: Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies in Archaeology 2018 DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.20235.62240
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• Microlithic Assemblage of Chorkhambara River in Maharashtra, with Special Reference to Malli Excavation Season 2012‐20
  Heritage: Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies in Archaeology 2017
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• The Acheulian Phase in Odisha with Special Reference to Recent Research in the Jonk Basin
  Recent Advances in Acheulian Culture Studies in India 2014
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• Stone Age Archaeology of Jonk River Basin in Western Odisha and Eastern Chhattisgarh
  Heritage: Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies in Archaeology 2014
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• Stone Age Archaeology of Jonk River Basin, in Western Odisha and Eastern Chhattisgarh
  Heritage: Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies in Archaeology 2014
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• Preliminary Report on Exploration at Golbai Sasan, Talapada, and the Surrounding Area, Dist. Khurda, Odisha 2010-11,
  Bulletin of the Deccan College 2013
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• Understanding Lanjia Saora Tribal Art Traditions and Rock Art of Central India an Ethnoarchaeological Perspective
  Man and Environment 2012 DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.3128.4964
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