[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.c9.s5.10 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c9.s5.10 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c9.s5.10 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c9.s5.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.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. - [Previous: v1.c9.s5.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c9.s5.9) - [Next: v1.c9.s5.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c9.s5.11) - [Up: v1.c9.s5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c9.s5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c9.s5.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c9.s5.10) · Pramāṇa