Prehistoric River Saraswati, Western India : geological appraisal and social aspects

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 resulted in the robbing of the Saraswati of its wat...

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Main Author Valdiya, K. S. 1937-
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham : Springer, 2016, ©2017.
SeriesSociety of Earth Scientists series.
Subjects
Saraswati River (India)
India > Saraswati River.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783319442242
9783319442235
Physical Description1 online resource (146 pages)

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505 0 |a Series Editor Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgement; Contents; 1 Mighty Tempestuous River; Land Without Rivers; Populated Land It Was; Revealing Satellite Imagery; Identity of the Mighty River; It Was a Himālayan-Born River; 2 Geomorphological Layout of the Saraswatī Land; Land of Triple Provinces; Mountain Province; Foothill Belt; Floodplain in Middle Reaches; Lower Reaches: Desert Terrain; Coastal Belt; 3 Structural Framework and Tectonics of the Saraswatī Basin; Tectonically Resurgent Himālayan Reach; Tectonically Convulsed Foothills; Tectonics of Hidden Ranges in the Saraswatī Floodplain. 
505 8 |a Seismic Upheavals in the Saraswatī DeltaSaraswatī Basin: A Land of Recurrent Tectonic Upheaval; 4 Portrayal, Identification and Delineation of the River Saraswatī; Poetic Portrayal in Rigved; Description in Purāns and Epics; Routes of Trade and Invasion in Historical Times; Delineation by Surveyors and Geographers; Archaeologists' Deduction; Recognition by Geologists; Confirmation by Remote-Sensing Imagery; Common Perception; 5 Sediments Deposited by the River Saraswatī; Sources in the Himālaya; Sites and Modes of Deposition; Past Scenario; Siwālik Belt; In Foothill Plains, Northern Reaches. 
505 8 |a Kurukshetra ReachesMiddle Reaches; Rājasthān Reach; Deposition at the Mouth; Water Stored in Sediments; The Long-Lived Saraswatī; 6 Peopling of the Saraswatī Land; Highlanders of Stone Age; Choice of Geological Material for Artefacts; Time of Transition; Immigrants from Across Bordering Mountains; Stepping into New Age; Dawn of the Harappa Civilization; The Early Harappan Period (Sothi Culture); Mature Harappa Period; Refinement in Handicraft; Trade and Commerce; Staple Food and Agriculture; Characteristic Features of Harappan Culture; Vibrant Society; Decline of Harappa Culture. 
505 8 |a New Developments in Gujarāt Coastal Belt7 Decline and Demise of Saraswatī River; Decline of Discharge; Deflection of Eastern Branch of Saraswatī; Demise of the Saraswatī; Weakening of Monsoon in the Saraswatī-Sabarmatī Land; Precipitation in Himalayan Catchment of the Saraswati River; Variation in Precipitation Trend in Central Himālaya; Melt Water Sustained the Saraswatī Flow; 8 Return and Revival of the Saraswatī; Western Yamunā Canal; Bhākrā, Sirhind and Rājasthān Canals; Indira Gandhi Canal; Revival of the Saraswatī; Efforts to Revive; Storage Capacity of Palaeochannels. 
505 8 |a 'Antahsalilā' SaraswatīReplenishing Underground Reservoirs; Some Measures of Artificial Recharge; Life-Line of People; References. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references. 
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