Staff Profile - Mobeersha K. M.
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Mobeersha K. M. |
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Designation |
Project Assistant(Gr I)- Research |
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Contact Info:
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Working in KCHR Since |
March 2022 |
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Education Summary |
• M A Ancient History and Archaeology, University of Madras • B A History, NMSM Government College Kalpetta, University of Calicut
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Professional Experience |
• Working as Project Assistant - Research in KCHR since March 2022 • Heritage Studies Trainer, Freelancing-Government Schools, Kerala 2018 • SEEDS India, Project Officer (DRR), 2018 • RedR India, Project Officer (DRR), 2018- 2019 • Cultural Interpreter- PLENTI, Tamil Nadu, 2019-2020 • Archaeologist – Himalayan Heritage Conservation Society, Himachal Pradesh, 2020-2022 |
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Professional Achievements |
• Developed a methodology & template for colonial cemetery documentation for British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia (BACSA) • Single-handedly setup an Open-Air Agricultural Museum showing development & evolution of agriculture, agricultural tools, and houses from Mesolithic period to Indus Valley Civilisation • Undertook conservation, preservation & documentation of antiquities • Recreated life-size agricultural tools of the period using experimental archaeology |
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Academic Activities |
• Facilitated & conducted the training of heritage studies for high school and higher secondary teachers of social sciences • Discovered two ruined ancient temples in Wayanad, Kerala • Explored four ancient trade routes in Wayanad, Kerala • Discovered a megalithic burial and a micro lithic site |
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Research Interests |
Space Archaeology | GIS, Rock arts | Experimental Archaeology and Disaster Management |