Addressing researchers of 13 universities from across the country, Vinoba Bhave University Vice Chancellor Professor (Dr) ramesh Sharan said that the soil of Hazaribag is a mixed laboratory for Archaeology and Anthropology. He gave details of matters of archaeological importance in and around Hazaribag to the researcher on the occasion.
Dr Sharan said that Hazaribag is such a terrain, which works as an open laboratory for researchers of Geography, Geology, Anthropology, History and Archaeology. He said that the rock formation of the region is unique and gave detailed information of Doodhi Bala, rock Art and Palaeolithic tools to the researchers. Dr Sharan said that the continuity of rock paintings can be seen in the tribal culture and arts here.
The workshop being organised under the aegis of the Anthropology department of VBU and Centre for Archaeological Studies and Training, Eastern India was also addressed by Nagpur University’s Professor Prakash Sahu and Kolkata’s Avik Biswas.
The workshop was compeered by HOD, Anthropology Dr Ganganath Jha. As many as 25 researchers of 13 universities took part in the workshop. In the second phase of the programme a field trip was organised where the researchers took a glance of rock paintings at Lekhania village under Dadhi block of the district.