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25 | Tech of Harappa/Chalcolithic copper: Reflections on composition & conservation | Ambika Patel

International Colloquium on the Emerging Perspectives of the Harappan Civilization | February 10 - 12, 2023 Talk 25: Technology of Harappa/Chalcolithic copper from Gujarat: Reflections on composition & conservation Abstract: Gujarat, the southern regional extension of the Indus civilization has many Harappan/Chalcolithic sites with abundant material assemblages. Copper artefacts in the material assemblage of the Harappan / Chalcolithic realm reflects the technological achievements of the cultural period. These copper artifacts carry stories of their creation in the form of signature patterns indicating the stages of fabrication and the technological dimensions. Outcome of the research done to trace the composition of the copper artifact assemblage from the Harappan / Chalcolithic sites of Gujarat, namely Bagasra, Shikarpur, Motipipli, Jaidak, Nagwada, Navinal, and Kanmer to see the trace element pattern and the composition of them will be shared in the presentation. Majority of the copper artifacts being heavily corroded leaving no core in it paused difficulty in composition study for few sites. The compositional analysis enabled tracing the alloy patterns to generate a preliminary set of data to take up the compositional comparative studies further. The presentation will also include the preventive and professional conservation measures undertaken for the copper artifacts of few of the sites. Speaker: Ambika Patel Speaker's Profile: Ambika Bipin Patel is the Head of the Department of Museology, and also holds the position of Dean of Students at the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Gujarat, India. Moreover, she is the President of ICOM, India. Dr. Patel was also a member of the University Granth Nirman Board (Government of Gujarat) from 2014-2018 and served as an advisor (museum project) in the Statue of Unity. She has received the KN Dikshit Visiting Lectureship award at the University of Wisconsin, along with Andrew Mellon Conservation Fellowship 2015-Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA, Indo-French Social Scientist Education Exchange Fellowship 2013-Foundation Maison des Sciences del’homme (FMSH) and UGC at CREOPS, Sorbonne IV, Paris, FRANCE, UK Visiting Fellowship 2013-14 - NTCIVA and Charles Wallace India Trust at V&A, London, UK  and Cultural Heritage Institute South Asia Fellowship 2007-Council of American Overseas Research Center at Smithsonian Museums, Washington DC, USA. Her pertinent contribution to museum-related endeavors encompasses coordination of the museum collections and the development of the database for the Department of Archaeology and Ancient History from 2005-2013. Dr. Patel has published two books and has received 6 international travel grants, including research in Oman, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. She was also a recipient of the H. D. Sankalia Young Archaeologist Award (2002).