Professor of Archaeology and Ancient Indian History, Dr. (Ms.) Vidula Jayaswal is teaching, supervising and conducting research in Archaeology at the Banaras Hindu University for more than three decades. She has also served the Archaeological Survey of India for a short period (in the capacity of Deputy Superintending Archaeologist) which enhanced her knowledge and experience of major branches of archaeology including administration. Recipient of various scholarships and fellowships, she received specialized training in Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Berkeley. Professor Jayaswal has not only carried out a number of archaeological and ethnological field studies, but has also been prompt in publishing the results. Author of a dozen books and research monographs, and more than sixty research articles, Professor Jayaswal is known for her original contribution in the studies of Indian prehistory, ethno-archaeology, ethno-art history and interpretation of archaeological remains of the historical period. Besides, she could also infuse scientific temper to the study of archaeology, through some major projects financed by the Ford Foundation and the Department of Science & Technology, of which she has been the principal investigator and coordinator. Her important publications are ? The Palaeohistory of India, The Kushana Clay Art, From Quarry to Sculpturing Workshop: A Report on Archaeological Investigations around Chunar & Varanasi-Sarnath, Royal Temples of Gupta Period, Paisra: The Stone Age Settlement of Bihar, An Ethno-archaeological View of Indian Terracottas (the last two in joint authorship). Dr. Jayaswal has also written a series of three text books in Hindi, on prehistory of India, which is widely used, both by the students and teachers in the Hindi belt. Professor Jayaswal has delivered a number of special and Memorial lectures, noteworthy among these is the series of three lectures, which she delivered in the memory of her grandfather Dr. Kas
