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Karewas of Kashmir — Decoding Quaternary Climate Archives of the Western Himalaya

Karewas of Kashmir — Decoding Quaternary Climate Archives of the Western Himalaya

Karewas of Kashmir — Decoding Quaternary Climate Archives of the Western Himalaya

5 Days

€800

Principal Investigator

Rayees Ahmad Shah

Co-Principal Investigator

Irfan Maqbool Bhat

Contact Details

shahrayees04@gmail.com

This field trip explores the Karewa formations of the Kashmir Valley, a thick sequences of fluvio-lacustrine and glaciofluvial sediments that chronicle over 2.5 million years of Quaternary climate change, tectonics, and human occupation. Participants shall visit the fossil-rich sections, loess-paleosol sequences, and neotectonic features across multiple sites including Hirpur, Pakharpora, Shankarpora, and Palar. Visit to Burzahom, a Neolithic site of archaeological importance is also included in this field trip.

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Date & Venue :
28 January- 3 February 2027,

Indira Gandhi Pratishthan (IGP), Lucknow, India

© 2027 INQUA Congress India. All rights reserved.

Date & Venue :
28 January- 3 February 2027,

Indira Gandhi Pratishthan (IGP), Lucknow, India

© 2027 INQUA Congress India. All rights reserved.

Date & Venue :
28 January- 3 February 2027,

Indira Gandhi Pratishthan (IGP), Lucknow, India

Date & Venue :
28 January- 3 February 2027,

Indira Gandhi Pratishthan (IGP), Lucknow, India

© 2027 INQUA Congress India. All rights reserved.