Research Areas
The research areas for doctoral degree in the department of Anthropology are as follows :
- Acculturation
- Anthropology of food
- Anthropological demography
- Anthropological archaeology
- Basic social institutions
- Complex Society
- Economic Anthropology
- Ethnoarchaeology
- Ethnomedicine
- Gender studies
- Geoarchaeology
- Gerontology
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- Medical Anthropology
- Microevolution
- Physical growth & nutritional status
- Population genetics
- Pottery studies
- Prehistory
- Primate Study
- Social change
- Social dynamics
- Traditional Knowledge system
- Tribal ethnography
- Urbanization
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Guides
At present, the faculty members who have received guideship for Doctoral Research works are :
| 1. |
Prof. Rekha Das |
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Physical Anthropology |
| 2. |
Prof. B. Choiudhury |
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Physical Anthropology |
| 3. |
Prof. Birinchi K. Medhi |
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Social & Cultural Anthropology |
| 4. |
Prof. Dilip K. Medhi |
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Prehistoric Archaeology |
| 5. |
Dr. Rani Kakati Hazarika |
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Social & Cultural Anthropology |
| 6. |
Dr. M.Bhattacharyya |
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Social & Cultural Anthropology |
| 7. |
Dr. S.Sinha |
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Social & Cultural Anthropology |
| 8. |
Dr. S.K.Roy |
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Prehistoric Archaeology |
| 9. |
Dr. G. Begum |
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Physical Anthropology |
Projects completed
- Illicit Opium Poppy Cultivation and Drug Abuse in Arunachal Pradesh and Suggestions supported from alternative Development- 2001. Sponsored by Central Bureau of Narcotics, Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India ( An UNDCP Project)
- A Study on Intercommunity Expectations and Amity in Assam. 2005 Sponsored by Srimanta Foundation, Guwahati, Assam.
Ongoing Project
Researches into Archaeology of the Barak Valley, Cachar, Assam sponsored by the Indian Cultural Council, New Delhi. |
Department of Anthropology