Raksha Dave Husband, Married, Family【 Biography 】Age, Death?

Name Raksha Dave

Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB August 22, 1977. As of 2024, she is around 47 years old.

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Introduction :

Raksha Dave is a British archaeologist of South Asian heritage. She is also a broadcaster and TV presenter.

Personal Life : Parents, Family and Education

Raksha Dave was born on August 22, 1977.
She attended University College London (UCL) from 1996 until 1999, graduating from the Institute of Archaeology with a Bachelor of Science degree with honours in Archaeology. During her studies, Raksha was involved in some research digs in Puerto Rico, Texas.
In November 2013, Raksha gave birth to her daughter, Asha Dave Jeffries.

On April 1st, 2017, Raksha married Nigel Jeffries, a fellow archaeologist and senior specialist at the Museum of London Archaeology. He is also a principal investigator for the Arts and Humanities Research Council.
Nigel and Raksha’s wedding took place at Woolwich Town Hall.
When she is not travelling the world’s dig sites, Raksha lives in London with her husband Nigel Jeffries and her daughter Asha Dave Jeffries.

Work : Career, Income, Salary and Net Worth

Raksha got her first job in the archaeology field in 2000 when she was hired to be a commercial field archaeologist in London. During this time, she was involved in dig sites and excavations of various periods in London. She also travelled to other international sites such as the Catalhoyuk Research Project in Turkey, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
From 2003 to 2010, Raksha also did extensive work in heritage as an information officer for Westminster City Council.

In 2013, Raksha was recruited by Channel Four to be part of the Time Team archaeology programme. She frequently appeared on the programme as a presenter and senior archaeologist until its final episode in 2013. Throughout her time on the show, Raksha participated in numerous projects on various dig sites and excavations across the United Kingdom and Europe, such as the D-Day excavations on Gold Beach in Normandy, the Liedse Rijn Roman Boat project in Utrecht, Westminster Abbey, Windsor Castle, and Holyrood House. Her other duties on the show included site and team management, writing articles, liaising with researchers and participating in conferences.
In 2012, Raksha co-founded Dig Ventures. Until 2014, she was a field school manager and senior archaeologist for the Dig Ventures team. She performed various managerial and administrative duties on top of the research and field duties. She was also a public archaeologist for Dig Ventures from 2015 to 2017.
In March 2015, Dave presented a collection of short films called Ancient Voices on the BBC.

Since 2018, she has been working as a presenter for Channel 5, working on various productions.

Interesting Facts and Trivia :

Raksha has stated that she first realised her passion for archaeology at the age of four when she saw a dinosaur book in a bookshop and made her mother buy it for her.

She is a research affiliate for Oxford University’s Pitts Rivers Museum.
Raksha was the co-presenter on Channel 5’s programme Pompeii’s Final Hours: New Evidence, which aired in 2017. In 2019, she also co-presented the programme Pompeii: What Happened Next?

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