The Personality of India: Pre- and Proto-historic Foundation of India and Pakistan c13.s3.t1.27

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Prof. Zeuner and Bridget Allchin have published their studies of these sites.² Zeuner opines that these dunes represent fossil-beach overlain with dune-sand. These dunes weathered before the subsequent formation of recent active dunes. Hence he writes, "these microlithic sites are older than a phase of ancient weathering and are associated with a sea level higher than at present". Assuming the sea levels to vary between 20 to 30 he gives three alternative dates : (1) Late Monasterian or Last Inter-glacial, (2) 1st stadial of the Last Glacial or (3) Late Atlantic post-glacial sea level (about 4000 B. C.). On the present evidence he recommends the last, and further studies should be carried out in the area.