Discoveries
Multi-season Excavations (2016–2019)
Role: Archaeological Supervisor (multiple seasons)
Focus: Exposing structures, stratigraphic recording, layer marking, registration of antiquities, pottery study, and daily trench coordination
Outcomes: Consistent field documentation across teams; improved feature exposure methods; trained junior team members in recording standards
Human Remains Contexts (select trenches)
Focus: Controlled excavation of burial contexts; orientation recording; associated materials (e.g., ceramics)
Practice: Ethical handling, measurement, photography, and secure transfer to specialists for further analysis
Heritage Sites & Monuments (across India)
Focus: Monument surveys, surface collection, and photo documentation that connect architectural evidence with settlement history and craft traditions
Why Arjun Santhsosh
Arjun Santhosh is a field archaeologist focused on meticulous excavation and accessible storytelling. Between 2016 and 2019 he served across consecutive seasons in Gujarat, India, where he learned and applied methods for exposing structural features, recording stratigraphy, marking layers, and registering antiquities, with a special interest in pottery analysis and site formation processes.
As an Archaeological Supervisor, Arjun coordinated day-to-day trench operations, mentored junior diggers, and standardized documentation so discoveries could move smoothly from field to lab. His practice combines traditional field craft—trowel work, section drawing, and context sheets—with modern expectations for data quality, photography, and ethical handling of human remains and cultural materials.
Arjun is passionate about the human stories behind datasets: migration, trade, faith, and local craftsmanship. He continues to collaborate with scholars, students, and heritage organizations, contributing images and field notes to public-facing articles that help communities see their past with clarity and pride.