Dr. E. Iniyan

Dr. Iniyan is an Asst. Professor of Archaeology at the School of Social Sciences – Tamil Nadu Open University. He is experienced in field surveys and excavations conducted throughout Tamil Nadu and has participated in Excavations conducted at Palur (Chengalppatu District), Melchitthamur (Villupuram District) & Arpakkam (Kancheepuram District). He is also the Director for conducting Explorations in Pudukkottai District (Porpanaikkottai) approved by the Archaeological Survey of India.

He has authored more than a dozen books on Archaeology and is adept in handling modern scientific techniques in archaeological explorations. In fact, his book ‘Computational Archaeology: Collection of Technologies’ is well received in the field. He regularly contributes to course materials in archaeological curriculum and has published more than 30 papers. He has delivered lectures in Malaysia and has worked as an archaeological advisor in the Gudiyam Cave Documentary film screened at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, France.