An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c9.s5.10

v1.c9.s5.10

(5) Lake shores: Mesolithic settlements in the Ganga valley in Dts Allahabad and Pratapgarh were centred on the shores of lakes formed by abandoned meanders of changing river-courses. Here the settlers had ample food supplies from the lakes as well as the dense primeval forests of the fertile alluvial plains.