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Palaeo-coastline of Saurashtra, Gujarat: A study based on archaeological proxies

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Title Palaeo-coastline of Saurashtra, Gujarat: A study based on archaeological proxies
 
Creator Gaur, A.S.
Sundaresh
 
Subject Saurashtra coast
Stone anchors
Ports
Shoreline changes
Navigation
 
Description 1224-1229
Important
archaeological sites of our investigation include Dwarka, Bet Dwarka, Kindar
Kheda, Pindara, Somnath and sites in Gulf
of Khambhat and evidences
recorded from these sites include stone anchors, remains of jetties and other
structures. While investigation on the coastal sites some habitation sites are
in intertidal zone indicating the advancement of shoreline, examples include a
few historical period sites in intertidal zone of Bet Dwarka island and a
medieval period temple found in the sea at Pindara, whereas a few sites believe
to be ancient ports are now situated far hinterland, thus suggesting the
withdrawal of the sea in the recent past such as Kindar Kheda near Porbandar
and Lothal in the Gulf of Khambhat. In the present paper we use archaeological
evidences suggesting the change in shoreline pattern during the historical
times.
 
Date 2016-06-26T20:04:09Z
2016-06-26T20:04:09Z
2014-07
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print)
http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/34429
 
Language en_US
 
Rights CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India
 
Publisher NISCAIR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJMS Vol.43(7) [July 2014]