Counter-intuitive influence of Himalayan river morphodynamics on Indus Civilisation urban settlements

The Bronze-age Indus civilisation (4.6–3.9 ka) was thought to have been linked to the development of water resources in the Himalayas. Here, the authors show that along the former course of the Sutlej River the Indus settlements developed along the abandoned river valley rather than an active Himala...

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Autores principales: Ajit Singh, Kristina J. Thomsen, Rajiv Sinha, Jan-Pieter Buylaert, Andrew Carter, Darren F. Mark, Philippa J. Mason, Alexander L. Densmore, Andrew S. Murray, Mayank Jain, Debajyoti Paul, Sanjeev Gupta
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:5a9ff53f2c284e6698cc5abc41751d4a2021-12-02T15:38:58ZCounter-intuitive influence of Himalayan river morphodynamics on Indus Civilisation urban settlements10.1038/s41467-017-01643-92041-1723https://doaj.org/article/5a9ff53f2c284e6698cc5abc41751d4a2017-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01643-9https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723The Bronze-age Indus civilisation (4.6–3.9 ka) was thought to have been linked to the development of water resources in the Himalayas. Here, the authors show that along the former course of the Sutlej River the Indus settlements developed along the abandoned river valley rather than an active Himalayan river.Ajit SinghKristina J. ThomsenRajiv SinhaJan-Pieter BuylaertAndrew CarterDarren F. MarkPhilippa J. MasonAlexander L. DensmoreAndrew S. MurrayMayank JainDebajyoti PaulSanjeev GuptaNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2017)
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Ajit Singh
Kristina J. Thomsen
Rajiv Sinha
Jan-Pieter Buylaert
Andrew Carter
Darren F. Mark
Philippa J. Mason
Alexander L. Densmore
Andrew S. Murray
Mayank Jain
Debajyoti Paul
Sanjeev Gupta
Counter-intuitive influence of Himalayan river morphodynamics on Indus Civilisation urban settlements
description The Bronze-age Indus civilisation (4.6–3.9 ka) was thought to have been linked to the development of water resources in the Himalayas. Here, the authors show that along the former course of the Sutlej River the Indus settlements developed along the abandoned river valley rather than an active Himalayan river.
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author Ajit Singh
Kristina J. Thomsen
Rajiv Sinha
Jan-Pieter Buylaert
Andrew Carter
Darren F. Mark
Philippa J. Mason
Alexander L. Densmore
Andrew S. Murray
Mayank Jain
Debajyoti Paul
Sanjeev Gupta
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title Counter-intuitive influence of Himalayan river morphodynamics on Indus Civilisation urban settlements
title_short Counter-intuitive influence of Himalayan river morphodynamics on Indus Civilisation urban settlements
title_full Counter-intuitive influence of Himalayan river morphodynamics on Indus Civilisation urban settlements
title_fullStr Counter-intuitive influence of Himalayan river morphodynamics on Indus Civilisation urban settlements
title_full_unstemmed Counter-intuitive influence of Himalayan river morphodynamics on Indus Civilisation urban settlements
title_sort counter-intuitive influence of himalayan river morphodynamics on indus civilisation urban settlements
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