"Marco Madella and Dorian Fuller : ‘Archaeological research in Cholistan has led to the discovery of a large number of sites along the dry channels of the Ghaggar-Hakra river (often identified with the lost Sarasvati and Drishadvati rivers of Sanskrit traditions) ... The final desiccation of some of these channels may have had major repercussions for the Harappan Civilisation and is considered a major factor in the de-centralisation and de-urbanisation of the Late Harappan period.’"
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Madella, Marco & Dorian Q. Fuller, ‘Palaeoecology and the Harappan Civilisation of South Asia: A Reconsideration’, Quaternary Science Reviews, vol. 25, 2006, pp. 1285-86.in Danino, M. (2010). The lost river : on the trail of the Sarasvatī. Penguin Books India.
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