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Archaeological sites as indicators of ancient shorelines
(Society for Marine Archaeology, NIO, 2006)
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 ...
Shipwreck archaeology of Goa: Evidence of maritime contacts with other countries
(Indian Academy of Sciences, 2004)
Shipwrecks contain clues to our maritime heritage. The shipwreck history of Goa is as old as the maritime history, which dates back to 2nd century BC. However, information on shipwrecks prior to the Portuguese period in ...
Recent underwater explorations at Dwarka and surroundings of Okha Mandal
(Indian Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Studies, 2000)
Onshore explorations were carried out in Dwarka, Bet Dwarka, Aramda, Kachhigadhi, Okhamadi and Amrapura area. At Dwarka about 1.6 km2 area was explored between water depths of 1.5 to 20 m off Samudranarayan temple. Diving ...
A group of 20 stone anchors from the waters of Dwarka, on the Gujarat Coast, India
(Blackwell, 2001)
A large number of stone anchors were discovered in a water depth of 10-14 m off Dwarka during the 1998-99 season. The seabed near the anchors consists of a ledge with an average height of 1 m. Several anchors were found ...
Some new thoughts on the discovery of ancient Dwarka: A study based on recent marine archaeological exploration off Dwarka, West Coast of India
(Aryan Books, 2005)
Archaeological explorations in and around Dwarka have been carried out since 1963. The underwater exploration in Dwarka waters commenced in 1983 to locate submerged habitation, if any. Offshore explorations during last ...