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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)