Sneha Kapote
Biography
I am an archaeologist and numismatist interested in ancient and early medieval South Asian history, with a particular focus on Kashmir and the Western Himalayas. I received my Ph.D. in South Asian Archaeology and Ancient Indian History from Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute in Pune, India. My doctoral research examined Kashmir’s monetary history from the sixth to thirteenth centuries CE through coins, inscriptions, hoards, die studies, typology, mint production, geographic distribution, archaeological contexts, and scientific metallurgical analysis. My broader interests include Kushan, Kidarite, and Hunnic coinage and early medieval heritage landscapes, museum collections, digital documentation, GIS-based archaeological mapping, epigraphy, and economic history across Kashmir and neighbouring Central Asian regions and the wider northwestern world.
Research Interests
My ongoing projects include research on Kidarite and Hunnic coinage (early 4th to late 5th century) of Kashmir, scientific and metallurgical analysis of gold and copper coins from museum collections, and collaborative work on digital documentation, GIS mapping, and heritage preservation from Kushan through early medieval sites across Kashmir and connected transregional landscapes.
Languages
- English
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Punjabi
- German