[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989) › v1.c14.s10.t2.1 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c14.s10.t2.1 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c14.s10.t2.1 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c14.s10.t2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c14.s10.t2.1) The importance of rivers as the main source of water, soil and means of communication, which have been the essential items for the growth and development of early cultures cannot be overemphasized. It has been amply demonstrated by the distributional pattern of the early sites \[14.1.2\]: they are concentrated in river valleys. - [Previous: v1.c14.s10.t1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c14.s10.t1.7) - [Next: v1.c14.s10.t2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c14.s10.t2.2) - [Up: v1.c14.s10.t2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c14.s10.t2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c14.s10.t2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c14.s10.t2.1) · Pramāṇa