Who Needs the Past ? Rethinking Muziris, ancient India's gateway to the world
Who Needs the Past ? Rethinking Muziris, ancient India's gateway to the world
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Bio
#Professor P. J. Cherian is the Director of the PAMA Institute for the Advancement of Transdisciplinary Archaeological Sciences at the Pattanam Archaeological site in Ernakulam district, Kerala. He served as the State Editor of the Kerala Gazetteers Department (1999–2001) and was the founding Director of the Kerala Council for Historical Research (KCHR) Professor Cherian has led the Pattanam excavations from 2006 to 2023. He has participated in archaeological studies and excavations in four continents and transformed the Pattanam excavations into a major international research project. See this link of his publications related to Pattanam Archaeological Research. Currently, in addition to continuing excavation and exploration activities, he is involved in the projects “Little Heavens are Possible,” aiming to transform Pattanam into a World Heritage site, and the establishment of the Museum of Sangam Age Culture at PAMA’s Aluva premises.