FACULTY PROFILE 1. Name: DR. DITAMULÜ VASA 2. Designation: Assistant Professor (Archaeology) 3. Department: Department of History & Archaeology Nagaland University, Kohima Campus, Meriema. Kohima-797004, Nagaland. Email:
[email protected] Ph No: +91 9402868628 4. Professional experience & Year of joining: Teaching & Research (1997 to date) Department of History & Archaeology Nagaland University, Kohima Campus, Meriema. 5. Education: • B.Sc.: Anthropology (Hons.), Kohima Science College, Jotsoma, North Eastern Hill University. • M.A: Department of Archaeology, Deccan College (Post-Graduate & Research Institute), Pune. • UGC NET (Archaeology) • PhD: Department of Archaeology, Deccan College (Post-Graduate & Research Institute), Pune Title of Thesis: Traditional Ceramics Among the Nagas: An Ethnoarchaeological Perspective (2011). 6. Professional Society Memberships: • Indian Society for Pre-historic & Quaternary Studies (ISPQS) • North East India History Association (NEIHA) • Anthropological Society of Nagaland (ASN) 7. Projects completed & On-going: • 2007: Pottery traditions among the Chakhesang and the Pochury Nagas, under the project on “Dying and Vanishing Art of Northeast India” funded by North East Zone Cultural Centre, Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India. 1 • 2007-08: Archaeological Investigation at Chungliyimti, Tuensang District, Nagaland as part of the Major Research Theme Cultural History, Ethnography and Physical Characteristics of the Nagas of Nagaland, a joint undertaking of the Anthropological Society of Nagaland (ASN) and Directorate of Art & Culture, Govt. of Nagaland (Phase-I). • 2010: Bark Weaving Tradition: Traditional weaving craft of the Khiamniungan Naga Tribe under the project on “Dying and Vanishing Art of Northeast India” funded by North East Zone Cultural Centre, Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India. • 2012: Carnelian Crafts of South Asia – Studies on Social System supporting the ‘Tradition’.