Drishti Kalra Author at Anthroholic

Dr. Drishti Kalra

Dr. Drishti Kalra is an Assistant Professor of History and a researcher specializing in Ancient Indian History, Buddhism, and Emotional Histories. She completed her Ph.D. in History from the University of Delhi, where her research focused on visualizing early Buddhist landscapes. Her academic work explores the intersections of gender, culture, emotion, and space through both historical and anthropological perspectives. Alongside her teaching experience at institutions under the University of Delhi, Dr. Kalra has collaborated with national and international organizations including the Max Planck Institute (Germany) and Jio Institute. An active voice in the field of anthropology, she regularly contributes to Anthroholic, writing on themes such as cultural heritage, identity, and the interplay of tradition and modernity. Her scholarship seeks to bridge historical inquiry with contemporary human experiences, fostering interdisciplinary understanding within the social sciences.
Battlefield Archaeology - Anthroholic

Battlefield Archaeology

Battlefield archaeology is necessary for every conflict, but it is particularly important for the Revolutionary War.

Industrial Melanism in Evolution - Anthropology

Industrial Melanism

When artificial impacts on natural selection have caused a species' color to change, it is known as industrial melanism.

Cultural Pluralism in Anthropology

Cultural Pluralism

Cultural pluralism has been proposed as a goal and a set of social behaviors for properly managing modern society's rising variety and connection.

Archaeoastronomy in Archaeology - Anthroholic

Archaeoastronomy

How ancient civilizations "used these occurrences and what role the sky played in their society" is the subject of archaeoastronomy research (often spelled archeoastronomy).

Out of Africa Theory - Evolution

Out of Africa Theory

In-depth inquiries into the ancestry of Homo sapiens, or modern humans, have been done throughout history. One method is the "multi-regional hypothesis of human evolution".

Chronological Age - Archaeology

Chronological Age

Chronological age is an  order that has been devised in archaeology, one of which can date different periods with sophisticated chronometric dating technologies like radiocarbon and luminescence.

Chronology-Archaeology

Chronology

Scientists have sought to fathom the chronology of the Earth in order to pinpoint the exact dates of each key event in our geological, biological, and cultural history since far earlier than the Age of Enlightenment.

Archaeogenetics - Archaeology Anthroholic

Archaeogenetics

According to Colin Renfrew, the application of molecular population genetics approaches to the study of human evolution is referred to as "archaeogenetics."

Computational Archaeology - Anthroholic

Computational Archaeology

Computational archaeology provides computer-based analytical approaches that may be used to analyze long-term human behavior and behavioral evolution.

Geoarchaeology - Archaeology Anthroholic

Geoarchaeology

In order to confront archaeological issues, the field of research known as geoarchaeology incorporates methods from the Earth sciences. Even when material remains are buried

Zooarchaeology - Anthroholic

Zooarchaeology

Zooarchaeology, a branch of archaeology, is the study of animal artefacts that have been discovered in remote areas in the past. The word's less attractive sibling, archaeozoology, is not as lovable in English as it is in other languages.

Bioarchaeology Anthroholic

Bioarchaeology

In the late 1970s, evident in the emergence of the field of bioarchaeology—the study of human remains from ancient cultures—had become a significant area of study for the social sciences.