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Palaeogeography around the Harappan port of Lothal, Gujarat, western India

The authors report a reconstruction of the palaeogeography around the Harappan town of Lothal, major port of the Indus civilisation, using multispectral satellite imagery and environmental analysis. Key results include the identification of a broad tidally influenced palaeochannel adjoining the west...

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Published in:Antiquity 2004-12, Vol.78 (302), p.896-903
Main Authors: Khadkikar, A.S., Rajshekhar, C., Kumaran, K.P.N.
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Language:English
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Summary:The authors report a reconstruction of the palaeogeography around the Harappan town of Lothal, major port of the Indus civilisation, using multispectral satellite imagery and environmental analysis. Key results include the identification of a broad tidally influenced palaeochannel adjoining the western part of Lothal and a former estuary towards the east. Micropalaeontological analyses show that Lothal developed over a tidal salt marsh and was subsequently left high and dry as the sea level dropped.
ISSN:0003-598X
1745-1744
DOI:10.1017/S0003598X00113535