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Pedology and Late Quaternary environments surrounding Harappa: a review and synthesis
harappa excavations, 1986-1990: a multidisciplinary approach to third millenium urbanism • (3) • Published In 1991 • Pages: 13-27
By: Amundson, Ronald (Ronald G.), Pendall, Elise.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The authors took soil samples from within Harappa and its surrounding area to better understand the site’s environmental context. Some old beds of the Ravi River were discovered. Analyses of pedogenic carbonates provide only vague indications of the climate and flora of Harappa during its occupation.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Soil
- Topography and geology
- Recording and collecting in the field
- Climate
- Flora
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Early Indus
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2017
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Asia
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- South Asia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Soil Scientist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Sarah Berry; 2015
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1987-1988
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 18000-3000 BP
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Punjab province, Pakistan
- NotesAdditional notes
- Ronald Amundson and Elise Pendall
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 25-27)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 91039504
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Excavations (Archaeology)--Pakistan
- Harappa Site (Pakistan)