book chapter

Environment and Chalcolithic land use pattern

Excavations at Kaothe, by M.K. Dhavalikar, Vasant Shinde, Shubhangana AtrePune • Published In 1990 • Pages: 5-14

By: Pappu, Raghunath S., Shinde, Vasant.

Abstract
The authors describe the modern environment around Kaothe—including climate, geology, soils, vegetation, fauna, etc.—to help reconstruct the past environment. A catchment analysis of five kilometers around the site was performed to understand Chalcolithic land use and the findings from the excavations.
Subjects
Culture summary
Climate
Topography and geology
Soil
Mineral resources
Fauna
Flora
Land use
tradition
South Indian Chalcolithic
HRAF PubDate
2018
Region
Asia
Sub Region
South Asia
Document Type
book chapter
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Sarah Berry; 2017
Field Date
no date given
Coverage Date
4000-3800 BP
Coverage Place
Kaothe, Dhule district, Maharashtra, India
Notes
Raghunath Pappu and Vasant Shinde
LCCN
90908787
LCSH
Excavations (Archaeology)--India
Kaothe Site (India)