[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.s2.14 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c14.s2.14 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c14.s2.14 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c14.s2.14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c14.s2.14) After critically examining the evidence from multiple sources outlined above the following picture of the palaeoclimatic and archaeological history of the desert emerges. At this stage it is not possible to provide an absolute chronology to various events because only a few ¹⁴C dates are available for the end-Pleistocene and Holocene stages. These are obtained from the measurement of residual carbon in calcium carbonate—a technique which is still in experimental stages. - [Previous: v1.c14.s2.13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c14.s2.13) - [Next: v1.c14.s2.15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c14.s2.15) - [Up: v1.c14.s2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c14.s2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c14.s2.14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c14.s2.14) · Pramāṇa