Abstract
This chapter focuses on the published dune accumulation records from the Thar and reviews them in the context of the developments and improvements that have occurred in dune sampling methods and luminescence dating protocols over the years. The published luminescence chronologies mainly stem from scattered and sporadic records with variable spatial coverage and different ranges of sampling depths. Parabolic dunes, being the most widespread in arid and semi-arid landscape of the Thar, are the most widely studied dune type in terms of chronological investigations. Several types of sand dunes have been mapped in the Thar by extensive fieldwork in the past and more recently by digital interpretation of remotely sensed images. The development and applications of luminescence dating to sands have indubitably transformed the analysis of geomorphic and sedimentary environments in drylands by adding a new dimension of chronometric control to the interpretation of sedimentary records and stratigraphic correlations.
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