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New evidence on the maritime activity at Dabhol on the Maharashtra coast
(The Indian Archaeological Society, 2007)
Dabhol (Maharashtra, India) has been described as a maritime trade centre in the medieval period texts of the several Arabic and European travellers. The town is situated at the confluence of the river Vashishthi and the ...
Stone anchors from the Okhamandal region, Gujarat Coast, India
(Academic Press, 1999)
During marine archaeological explorations since 1983, off Dwarka, a large number of stone anchors were discovered and dated to 1400 BC, comparing with anchors found in Mediterranean waters. In recent archaeological ...
Archaeological sites along the Gujarat coast: Proxies to decipher the past shoreline
(Darshak Itihas Nidhi, 2011)
During the late Holocene, coastal configuration has undergone continuous changes due to various reasons like sea level fluctuations and shoreline shift. Several reasons are attributed like global warming causing polar ice ...
Shoreline changes during the last 2000 years on the Saurashtra coast of India: Study based on archaeological evidences
(Indian Academy of Sciences, 2007)
Shoreline shift coupled with sea-level change have always remained intriguing aspects due to wider ramifications for the populations living on the coast. Different methods are employed to understand and explain their causes ...
Ancient shorelines of Gujarat, India, during the Indus civilization (Late Mid-Holocene): A study based on archaeological evidences
(Current Science Association, Bangalore, India, 1999)
Changes in the shoreline at any point could be due to various reasons such as tectonic disturbance or shift in sedimentological regime causing erosion or deposition. Many scientific investigations, focussing on the ...
अन्तर्जलीय पुरातात्विक अवशेष: समुद्री स्तर एवं तटरेखा परिवर्तन के प्रत्यक्ष प्रमाण
(Ministry of Earth Sciences; New Delhi, 2009)
Cultural sequence of Bet Dwarka Island based on thermoluminescence dating
(Indian Academy of Sciences, 2002)
Earlier studies on the onshore and inter-tidal zone explorations in Bet Dwarka island had revealed the presence of a large number of potsherds and other antiquities that correspond to the protohistoric (2000-1500 BC), ...
Underwater archaeological exploration of Dwarka and Somnath- Results of 1992 survey and problems to attend
(Goa: National Institute of Oceanography, 1994)
Maritime archaeological explorations of Goa: Findings and interpretations
(Society for Marine Archaeology, NIO, 2006)
Maritime archaeological explorations have been initiated in Goa waters for locating shipwrecks and port installations in coastal waters and riverbanks. Explorations have been carried out in Sunchi Reef, St George's Reef, ...
Sunken ships and a long-lost port
(Goa Publications, 2008)
Considering that our region’s long seafaring history goes back 2,000 years and more, with a brisk trade being carried on with Arabia, Africa, Rome, West Asia, and later with Portugal, it is safe to assume that hundreds of ...