Manuscript Number : SISRRJ1818913

Archaeological Investigations in Middle reaches of Chautang River to study the impact of climate on Agriculture during the Harappan period

Authors(2) :-Chander Shekher Singh, Saurabh Singh

Climate change itself is a complicated subject of investigation, which is thought to be the result of global regional and local geological changes that influence atmospheric and hydrologic circulation patterns. In order to understand the climatic conditions of the Harappan period in the middle Chautang River basin based on past published records and botanical evidence retrieved during excavations taken into consideration. Based on this, a comparative study of sites is carried out and an effort has been made to study the paleo-environment and its effect on the agricultural pattern.

Authors and Affiliations

Chander Shekher Singh
Department of Ancient Indian History Culture and Archaeology, Deccan College Post Graduate and Research Institute, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Saurabh Singh
Department of Ancient Indian History Culture and Archaeology, Deccan College Post Graduate and Research Institute, Pune, Maharashtra, India.

Climate, Paleo-Environment, Harappan Period, Agriculture

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Publication Details

Published in : Volume 1 | Issue 1 | January-February 2018
Date of Publication : 2018-02-28
License:  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) : 155-163
Manuscript Number : SISRRJ1818913
Publisher : Shauryam Research Institute

ISSN : 2581-6306

Cite This Article :

Chander Shekher Singh, Saurabh Singh, "Archaeological Investigations in Middle reaches of Chautang River to study the impact of climate on Agriculture during the Harappan period", Shodhshauryam, International Scientific Refereed Research Journal (SHISRRJ), ISSN : 2581-6306, Volume 1, Issue 1, pp.155-163, January-February.2018
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