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Monica L. Smith

Professor Navin and Pratima Doshi Chair in Indian Studies Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of Engaged Learning

University of California, Los Angeles

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the College

Anthropology

Archaeology

Center for the Study of Religion

Monica L. Smith is currently serving as an Anthropology Professor Navin and Pratima Doshi Chair in Indian Studies Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of Engaged Learning at University of California, Los Angeles.

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University of California, Los Angeles

Professor Navin and Pratima Doshi Chair in Indian Studies Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of Engaged Learning

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From City Walls to Country Forts:. University of Arizona Press eBooks (2025)

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An Archaeological View on City Life, Past and Present.. (2024)

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Being a Project Director: Reflections on Fieldwork.. (2024)

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Cartographies of Warfare in the Indian Subcontinent: Contextualizing Archaeological and Historical Analysis Through Big Data Approaches. Journal Of Big Data (2024)

Monica L. SmithConnor Newton

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How Do Ideas Travel Differently From Objects? a Question Posed for the Bay of Bengal. (2024)

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Landscape Infrastructure and Local Infrastructure. Routledge eBooks (2024)

Monica L. Smith

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Landscape Infrastructure and Local Infrastructure: Scales of Intervention in Urban Water Management.. Framing Society in the Past: Infrastructure in Archaeological Discourse, edited by Grace Ellis, Carly DeSanto, and Meghan C.L. Howey, Routledge, Abingdon (2024)

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Luskin Center for History and Policy Podcast, “urban Spaces Past and Present.”. (2024)

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Odisha Through the Ages: An Archaeological View. (2024)

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Preserving the Archaeological Wonders of Algeria and India. Archaeological Institute of America (2024)

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Monica L. Smith

Professor Navin and Pratima Doshi Chair in Indian Studies Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of Engaged Learning

University of California, Los Angeles

Affiliations

the College

Anthropology

Archaeology

Center for the Study of Religion

Honors

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Monica L. Smith

University of California, Los Angeles

Professor Navin and Pratima Doshi Chair in Indian Studies Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of Engaged Learning

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Video Presentations

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

From City Walls to Country Forts:. University of Arizona Press eBooks (2025)

urbanismspatial politicsarchitecturecity wallsurban planningurban historyregional studiesurbanizationurban design

An Archaeological View on City Life, Past and Present.. (2024)

urbanismanthropologycultural historyhistorical archaeologyarchaeological practiceurban historyarchaeologycity lifearchaeological evidencearchaeological methodsarchaeological record

Being a Project Director: Reflections on Fieldwork.. (2024)

project-based learningproject-based organizationdesign thinkingproject managementexperiential learningprofessional developmentsoftware project managementproject directormanagement

Cartographies of Warfare in the Indian Subcontinent: Contextualizing Archaeological and Historical Analysis Through Big Data Approaches. Journal Of Big Data (2024)

Monica L. SmithConnor Newton

big dataindian subcontinentcartographygeographyarchaeology

How Do Ideas Travel Differently From Objects? a Question Posed for the Bay of Bengal. (2024)

human geographyconceptual innovationepistemologycognitive scienceart

Landscape Infrastructure and Local Infrastructure. Routledge eBooks (2024)

Monica L. Smith

infrastructure developmentlandscape infrastructurelocal infrastructureenvironmental science

landscape infrastructurelocal infrastructureurban water managementwater resourceswater resource managementlandscape architectureenvironmental planningenvironmental sciencewater governancegeography

Luskin Center for History and Policy Podcast, “urban Spaces Past and Present.”. (2024)

Odisha Through the Ages: An Archaeological View. (2024)

archaeological sciencearchaeological viewhistorical archaeologycivilizationsarchaeologyarchaeological evidencearchaeological methodsarchaeological record

Preserving the Archaeological Wonders of Algeria and India. Archaeological Institute of America (2024)

historic preservationarchaeological wondersmaterial culturehistorical archaeologycultural heritagearchaeological practicecivilizationsarchaeologyarchaeological record

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