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

• Autores: A.S. Khadkikar, C. Rajshekhar, K.P.N. Kumaran
• Localización: Antiquity, ISSN 0003-598X, Vol. 78, Nº 302, 2004, págs. 896-903
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • 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.