Oldest securely dated evidence for a river flowing through the Thar Desert, Western India

ScienceDaily
Oct 19, 2020, 12:55 pm269 pts
Using luminescence dating of ancient river sediments, a new study presents evidence for river activity at Nal Quarry in the central Thar Desert starting from approx. 173 thousand years ago. These findings represent the oldest directly dated phase of river activity in the region and indicate Stone Age…

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