Jayanta Singh Roy Professor, Department of Archaeology
PROFILE
SHORT BIOGRAPHY
Jayanta Singh Roy, current Chairperson and Professor in the Department of Archaeology at Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh. Mr. Roy spent his childhood at Baniachong in Habiganj district, Sylhet. He has obtained BA in Archaeology and MA in Archaeology from Department of Archaeology, Jahangirnagar University. He has also awarded MPhil and PhD degree from the same department. Mr. Roy is interested on prehistory of fossil wood artifacts of Bangladesh, Southeast and South Asia. He is one of the most pioneer researchers in the field of Prehistoric Archaeology of Bangladesh. Since 1998, he conducted archaeological exploration, surface scraping and exploratory excavation in various hilly areas of South East part of Bangladesh and discovered various locations of prehistoric archaeological records. He also collected very unique fossil wood artifacts which are now deposited at the Department of Archaeology of Jahangirnagar University and published several research papers in various reputed journals.
RESEARCH INTEREST
Prehistory of fossil wood artifacts, Lithic studies, Field archaeology, Geoarchaeology and site formation processes, Palaeontology
JOURNAL PAPER
2017:Fossilwood Artefacts and Their Locations at Chaklapunji, Habiganj District, Bangladesh: Recent Observations (with first author Syed M. Kamrul Ahsan) in Prehistoric Research in the Subcontinent: A Reappraisal and New Directions, edited by K. Paddayya & Bishnupriya Basak, Primus Books, Delhi in collaboration with Centre for Archaeological Studies & Training, Eastern India.
2016:A Preliminary Study on the Impact of Some Geomorphic Factors on
Stone Age Fossil Wood Artifacts of Lalmai Hills in PRATNTATTA, Vol. 22, pp. 113-124, Journal of the Department of Archaeology, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
2015:Impact of Surface Wash Processes on Stone Age Records of Chaklapunji Area: A Field Investigation in PRATNTATTA, Vol. 21, pp. 1-14, Journal of the Department of Archaeology, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
2012:Prehistoric Archaeological Evidence Related to the Existence of Earliest Indigenous People in Sylhet in the Proceedings of the 1st Convention entitled Indigenous Community and Environment of Sylhet by Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
2009: Location of Prehistoric Archaeological Records of Lalmai Hills: Some Observation on Distribution Patterns in PRATNTATTA, Vol. 15, pp. 1-9, Journal of the Department of Archaeology, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
2007:Raw Material and Technology of Stone Age Artifacts from Lalmai Hills and Chaklapunji Area (with second author Syed M. Kamrul Ahsan) in PRATNTATTA, Vol. 13, pp. 49-56, Journal of the Department of Archaeology, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
2006:Nature of Formation Processes of Prehistoric Archaeological Records at Chaklapunji Area in PRATNTATTA, Vol. 12, pp. 77-88, Journal of the Department of Archaeology, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
2005:Distribution Pattern of Prehistoric Archaeological Records Discovered from Chaklapunji Area, Habiganj District (with second author Syed M. Kamrul Ahsan) in Bangladesh Historical Studies, vol. xix (2002-04), pp.159-183, Journal of Bangladesh History Association.
2004:Recent Discovery of Fossil Wood Tools from Shakunna Mura (SM) of Lalmai Hills (with second author Syed M. Kamrul Ahsan). in PRATNTATTA, Vol. 10, 2004, pp. 1-12, Journal of the Department of Archaeology, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
2002: Prehistoric Tools from Chaklapunji: An Analysis Based on Typological Comparison in PRATNTATTA, Vol. 8, pp. 43-48, Journal of the Department of Archaeology, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
2001: Contextual Perspective of Chaklapunji Prehistoric Site in HAKIM HABIBUR RAHMAN KHAN COMMEMORATION VOLUME, Enamul Haque (Ed.), pp. 149-173, The International Centre for Study of Bengal Art, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
2000:A Study of Preshistoric Tools on Fossil Wood from Chaklapunji, Habiganj (with second author Syed M. Kamrul Ahsan). in PRATNATATTA, Vol. 6, pp. 21-32, Journal of the Department of Archaeology, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Contact
Jayanta Singh Roy
Professor
Department of Archaeology
Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh.
Cell Phone: +8801720043805
Email: jsingh@juniv.edu
, jarchaeo@gmail.com
