Prospections Archéologiques En Bactriane Orientale (1974–1978), Volume I: Données Paléogéographiques Et Fondements De L'Irrigation, by Pierre Gentelle, 1989, Memoires De La Mission Archéologique Français En Asie Centrale, Tome III, Diffusion De Bocard (11, Rue De Médicis, 75006 Paris), 217 pp. No price provided
✍ Scribed by Ian A. Brookes
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 182 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0883-6353
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✦ Synopsis
8 112 by 11 inch format, 92 pages long, which "provides the necessary background' for the other studies to follow. This report contains summaries of research leading to the reconstruction of the environment for the time of prehistoric occupation. Although there is no archaeological evidence provided, this report of geological, geographical, ethnographical, and botanical research lays the groundwork from which archaeological reconstructions will be made.
Part I, The Landscape, begins by describing (Chapter One) the modern physiography, climate, vegetation, geological history, water, and other resources found in the region. These descriptions set the stage for the modern landscape, and are the point of departure for the following discussion of the Quaternary history. Chapter Two describes the soils and alluvium, especially the alluvial record for the Late Quaternary and the cause of erosion that resulted in that record.
Chapter Three discusses the adjacent sea, a highlight of which are six maps (all derived from one base map) of the changes in the location of the shoreline in the Franchthi embayment. These maps depict Franchthi embayment as it is today, a t the glacial maximum, a t around 13,000 or 12,000 B.P., at 11,000 or 10,000 B.P., at 9500 or 9000 B.P., and around 8500 B.P. These maps show clearly that the area now below sea