Prehistoric River Saraswati, Western India Geological Appraisal and
This book portrays the Himalayan-born River Saraswati, a legendary river that was the lifeline of a progressive and vibrant society for more than three thousand years. Written in simple language and richly illustrated, it highlights the events that result
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K.S. Valdiya
Prehistoric River Saraswati, Western India Geological Appraisal and Social Aspects
Society of Earth Scientists Series Series editor Satish C. Tripathi, Lucknow, India
The Society of Earth Scientists Series aims to publish selected conference proceedings, monographs, edited topical books/text books by leading scientists and experts in the field of geophysics, geology, atmospheric and environmental science, meteorology and oceanography as Special Publications of The Society of Earth Scientists. The objective is to highlight recent multidisciplinary scientific research and to strengthen the scientific literature related to Earth Sciences. Quality scientific contributions from all across the Globe are invited for publication under this series.
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K.S. Valdiya
Prehistoric River Saraswati, Western India Geological Appraisal and Social Aspects
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K.S. Valdiya Geodynamics Unit Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research Bengaluru India
ISSN 2194-9204 Society of Earth Scientists Series ISBN 978-3-319-44223-5 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-44224-2
ISSN 2194-9212
(electronic)
ISBN 978-3-319-44224-2
(eBook)
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Series Editor Foreword
Rivers are sites for origin and diversity of human civilisations and any change in their course/source of water has a great impact on cultural development. Many a great civilisation has vanished in history due to the changes in the river systems. Integrated study of river system is an important domain for earth scientists, and lost rivers remain a subject of debate and contention. The existence of lost prehi
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