Geology and geomorphology of Masol paleonto-archeological site, Late Pliocene, Chandigarh, Siwalik Frontal Range, NW India

Comptes Rendus - Palevol

Volumn 15, Issue 3-4, 2016, Pages 379-391

  Gargani, Julien ^a   Abdessadok, Salah ^b   Tudryn, Alina ^a   Chapon Sao, Cécile ^b   Dambricourt Malassé, Anne ^b   Gaillard, Claire ^b   Moigne, Anne Marie ^c   Singh, Mukesh ^d   Bhardwaj, Vipnesh ^d   Karir, Baldev ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^c Centre européen de recherches préhistoriques   (France)

^d Society for Archaeological and Anthropological Research   (India)

Author keywords

Anticline; Colluviums; Erosion; Fluvial terraces; Rainfall; River

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; ANTICLINE; BANK EROSION; COLLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GEOMORPHOLOGY; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; PLIOCENE; SANDSTONE;

CHANDIGARH; EURASIA; INDIA; SIWALIK HILLS;

EID: 84960094538     PISSN: 16310683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crpv.2015.06.001     Document Type: Article

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