Palaeogeography around the Harappan port of Lothal, Gujarat, western India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3417403 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Aniruddha S Khadkikar, C Rajshekhar, K P N Kumaran (0000-0002-3304-7898, Agharkar Research Institute, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 78 |
| Issue | 302 |
| Pages | 896-903 |
| Publication date | 2004-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003598x00113535 |
| OpenAlex | W2520500438 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 2 |
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
Archaeology · Estuary · Geography · Indus · Marsh · Palaeogeography · Port (circuit theory) · Salt marsh · Wetland · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Ecology · Engineering · Geology · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Oceanography · Paleontology
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| Citations per year | 0.44 |
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| Citation span | 2008 - 2026 (19) |
| Highly cited | No |