Drishti Kalra is an Assistant professor at DCAC College in the Department of History, at Delhi University. She is also a PhD Research scholar at the Department of History at Delhi University. She has also been employed as a Research Assistant on two projects at the Max Planck Institute in Germany and JNU. Currently, she is also working as a Research Associate at the DU Centenary Project on the "History of Delhi University". She has lately held positions with institutions such as The Telegraph, Médecins Sans Frontières, Intern, and Hindu Business Line.
Cognitive archaeology is a study of archaeology that aims to understand the mental processes and cognitive abilities of ancient cultures by the analysis of material culture, such as artifacts, architecture, and art.
Archaeological field surveys are a fundamental element of archaeological studies that entail the systematic search, identification, and recording of archaeological sites and other cultural remnants over a terrain.
Underwater archaeology is a sub-discipline of archaeology that investigates human cultural and historical events that transpired underwater, such as shipwrecks, submerged cities, and ancient ports.
Archaeological geophysics is a non-invasive technique of assessing archaeological sites by utilizing several geophysical technologies to identify the underlying characteristics and uncover buried archaeological remains.
The purposeful search for and documentation of archaeological remains, such as buildings, artifacts, and other tangible material traces from ancient human groups and civilizations, is known as archaeological excavation.
Paleoethnobotany, also referred to as archaeobotany, utilizes ancient plant remnants that have been uncovered and analyzed to look at past links between people and plants.
The phrase "cultural lag" refers to both the idea that culture often lags behind technological progress and the repercussions of this lag on the socioeconomic system.
According to the neutral theory of evolution, the bulk of molecular variation has no influence on fitness, so random processes are the most likely cause of genetic variation.