Regional Characteristics and their Geodynamic Implications of Late Quaternary Tectonic Movement Deduced from Deformed Former Shorelines in Japan

1979 ◽  
pp. 379-389
Author(s):  
Yoko Ota ◽  
Torao Yoshikawa
Keyword(s):  
Late Quaternary ◽  
Tectonic Movement ◽  
Regional Characteristics

scholarly journals River Terraces along the middle Kali Gandaki and Marsyandi khola central Nepal

1982 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 95-111
Author(s):  
Hidetsugu Yamanaka ◽  
Shuji Iwata Iwata
Keyword(s):  
Climatic Change ◽  
Late Quaternary ◽  
Tectonic Movement ◽  
Fluvial Deposits ◽  
Valley Fill ◽  
River Terraces ◽  
Central Nepal ◽  
Regional Factors ◽  
Longitudinal Profiles

River terraces along the middle Kali Gandaki and the Marsyandi Khola are all fill (filltop and fillstrath) terraces, and no strath (rock) terraces are distributed. Three valley-fill deposits are disinguished along the Kali Gandaki and two along the Marsyandi, and some of them are not normal fluvial deposits but mudflow ones in origin. The formative process of terraces along each river was strongly controlled by local and accidental geomorphic events, besides climatic change and other regional factors. Therefore the correlation of terraces between both rivers is very confused. Based on the longitudinal profiles of terraces, the tectonic movement along the middle Kali Gandaki is inferred that the region around Phalebas relatively subsided and the northern and southern regions were comparatively uplifted during the late Quaternary.

Regions and regional variations in Hellenistic Central Asia: what pottery assemblages can tell us

Afghanistan ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-140
Author(s):  
Gabriele Puschnigg ◽  
Jean-Baptiste Houal
Keyword(s):  
Central Asia ◽  
Surface Appearance ◽  
Regional Variations ◽  
Regional Characteristics ◽  
Political Relationships

Regions play an important part in scholarly discussions on Hellenistic Central Asia. Most commonly the concept of regions is determined by historically testified administrative entities. They also form the basis for many art-historical and archaeological considerations which seek to define specific regional characteristics. At the same time, such qualities are often used to define regional boundaries or elucidate political relationships. Taking the perspective of ceramic evidence, we highlight the complexities of interpreting pottery assemblages with regard to regional identities and inter-regional variations. Examining the different properties of ceramics, including their form, surface appearance and decoration, we demonstrate how changeable the notion of ‘region’ can be in this context. Distinct criteria and even minor chronological variations lead to the description of different regions, showing that we should use such definitions with care.

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