An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c14.s8.t2.2

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Although the Pleistocene glacial studies in the sub-Himalayan areas were initiated a 100 years ago the work of Dainelli really laid the foundation for the proper understanding of the glacial succession in the n.-w. Himalayas, when a fourfold glacial succession was recognized in the mountains flanking the Kashmir basin—a record presumed to be parallel to that of the Alps in Europe.