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Vol. XXIV (24) for 1999
Issue Number 1 Issue Number 2

Issue Number 1

Title Page
IGCP-413
The International Geological Correlation Programme: Geoscience in the Service of Society
Edward Derbyshire
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The International Geological Correlation Programme (IGCP-413) on Understanding Future Dryland Environmental Changes from Past Dynamics
D. S. G. Thomas and A. K. Singhvi
3
The Pune IGCP-349/413 Workshop
Sheila Mishra and Savita Ghate
7


Records from Deserts and Desert Margins
Climate and Environmental Change in Low Latitudes: Isues, Challenges and Examples from Quaternary Aeolian Systems
David S. G. Thomas
9
Luminescence Dating Results of Dune Profiles from the Margins of the Thar Desert and their Implications
M. P. Chougaonkar, K. S. Raghav, S. N. Rajguru, A. Kar, A. K. Singhvi and K. S. V. Nambi
21
Late Holocene Environment and Culture at Bari Bavri, Western Rajasthan, India
B. C. Deotare, M. D. Kajale, Sheela Kusumgar, and S. N. Rajguru
27
Prehistoric Cultures and Late Quaternary Environments in the Luni Basin around Balotra
Sheila Mishra, M. Jain, S. K. Tandon, A. K. Singhvi, P. P. Joglekar, S. C. Bhat, A. A. Kshirsagar, Sonali Naik and Aarti Deshpande-Muhkerjee
39
Evolution of Parabolic Dunes: a Case Study from the Eastern Fringes of the Thar Desert, Rajasthan, India
K. S. Raghav and A. K. Sinha
51
Quaternary Geology and Stratigraphy of the Shergarh Dechu Sub-Basin along the Eastern Thar Desert Margin in Rajasthan, India
S. K. Wadhawan
63
Micromorphology and Geochemistry of Late Neogene-Early Quaternary Ferricretes, Jaisalmer Basin, Rajasthan
Hema Achyuthan
77
Luminescence Chronology of Holocene Sediments from Taipingchuan in the Loess/Desert Transitional Zone, China and its Implications
Zhong-Ping Lai, A. K. Singhvi, Hui-Zhong Chen and Wei Jian
91


Records of the Monsoon and Floods
Radiolarian Monsoonal Index Pyloniids Group Response to Astronomical Forcing in the Last ~500,000 Years: Evidence from the Central Indian Ocean
Shyam M. Gupta
99
Late Holocene Temporal Patterns of Palaeofloods in Central and Western India
Vishwas S. Kale
109
Decadal Rainfall Prediction Across India Using Longest Instrumental Records
N. A. Sontakke and Nityanand Singh
117


Geoarchaeological and Palaeoenvironmental Records
Late Quaternary Environmental Changes and Human Occupation of the Tibetan Plateau
Frank Lehmkuhl, Jürgen Böhner and Frank Haselein
137
Late Quaternary Alluvial History and Archaeological Sites in the Nimar Region of Western Madhya Pradesh, India
Sheila Mishra, S. B. Ota, Gurudas Shete, Sonali Naik and B. C. Deotare
149
Studies in the Geomorphology, Quaternary Palaeoenvironments and Archaeology of the Vel River, a Tributary of the Bhima in Western Maharashtra
Sheila Mishra, Sonali Naik, Utpal Adhav, Sushma Deo and S. N. Rajguru
159
Geoarchaeology of the Lower Palaeolithic Quarry Site of Isampur, Hunsgi Valley, Karnataka
K. Paddayya, Richa Jhaldiyal and M. Petraglia
167


Note
The Sub-Andean Loess of Northwest Argentina: a Concise Review
Edward Derbyshire
185

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Issue Number 2

Title Page
The Transformation of the Indus Civilization
Gregory L. Possehl
1
The Prehistoric Indus River System and the Indus Civilization in Sindh
Louis Flam
35
On the Nature of the Indus Seals: Problems and Prospects
P. V. Pathak
71
Significance of a Bead Manufacturing Centre at Mahurjhari, District Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
R. K. Mohanty
79


Note
Archaeology for Children: A Note on the Sharma's Children Museum
Shanti Pappu, K. V. Raman and N. C. Ghosh
91


Book Reviews
  Kuldeep K. Bhan 93
  P. P. Joglekar 97


Obituaries
  Shankar Annaji Sali
  Sheila Mishra
99
  Shankar Tewari
  G. L. Badam
101


Report of the General Secretary 103
Audited Statements 106

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