[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.s5.6 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c9.s5.6 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c9.s5.6 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c9.s5.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c9.s5.6) (1) Sand-dunes: In Gujarat and Marwar hundreds of dunes of varying sizes dot the alluvial plain. In Gujarat these dunes often enclose a shallow lake or pond which was the source of aquatic food for the inhabitants. The dunes themselves were covered with thorny scrub vegetation which supported a rich fauna. Human occupation took place on the top of the dunes. In Marwar the dunes along perennial lakes as well as others near seasonal sources of water were inhabited \[cf. 9.2\]. In e. Rajasthan dunes are not so common, but wherever they exist the Mesolithic man occupied them. - [Previous: v1.c9.s5.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c9.s5.5) - [Next: v1.c9.s5.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c9.s5.7) - [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.s5.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c9.s5.6) · Pramāṇa