Geoheritage of Charaideo Moidams (Assam, India): a Tale of Human Resilience and Man-Environment Relationship

IF 2.3 2区地球科学 Q2 GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Geoheritage Pub Date : 2024-06-18 DOI:10.1007/s12371-024-00975-5

Archana Das, K. C. Nauriyal, S. P. Prizomwala, Chinmoyee Borgohain, Utkarsh R. Pandey, Chintan Vedpathak, D. R. Kouli, N. Deori, C. Hassan

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The medieval period Ahom dynasty which ruled Assam in North-East India from 13th to 19th century CE has unique Moidams (or Maidams) built all across the upper Brahmaputra valley in Assam. The Moidams and history of Ahom rulers with reference to their relationship with landscape of the region has been scantily studied till date. The Moidams were built on piedmont to alluvial zone of the colluvial deposits of the Naga Thrust, located in the North-East part of Assam in India. The transit of Ahom rulers from Yunnan (China borderlands to Charaideo, Assam, India), where the Ahoms established their first capital, via Burma (Myanmar) and Nagaland showcases a unique historical account of the region. The lifestyle, practices and the quest for newer land of the Ahoms, which would justify their long-term occupational goals, also highlighted their understanding of climate, tectonics and man-environment relationships. The architecture of Moidams and their sitting at the piedmont at Charaideo is unique in terms of their long-standing history of 600 years in the face of natural wrath of disasters like earthquakes and seasonal floods. Based upon detailed investigation and assessment carried out by several researchers for geoheritage sites and geoarcheosites, the Moidams at Charaideo, best exemplifies. The Moidam sites warrants detailed geological, geophysical and botanical investigation aspects for illuminating its rich cultural history in light of man-environment / anthropological landscape characteristics.

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Charaideo Moidams（印度阿萨姆邦）的地质遗产：人类复原力与人与环境关系的故事

从公元 13 世纪到 19 世纪统治印度东北部阿萨姆邦的中世纪阿霍姆王朝在整个阿萨姆邦雅鲁藏布江上游河谷建造了独一无二的摩岩（或称迈达姆）。迄今为止，人们对摩伊达姆和阿霍姆统治者的历史及其与该地区景观的关系研究甚少。摩岩建于印度东北部阿萨姆邦那加地块冲积层的山麓至冲积地带。阿霍姆统治者从云南（中国边境地区）经缅甸和那加兰邦来到印度阿萨姆邦的查拉伊奥，在那里建立了他们的第一个首都。阿霍姆人的生活方式、习俗和对新土地的追求证明了他们长期的职业目标，同时也突出了他们对气候、构造和人与环境关系的理解。莫伊达姆（Moidams）的建筑和他们坐落在查拉伊奥（Charaideo）山麓的建筑是独一无二的，因为他们在面对地震和季节性洪水等自然灾害的 600 年悠久历史中依然保持着这种建筑风格。根据几位研究人员对地质遗产遗址和地质岩溶地带进行的详细调查和评估，位于夏拉义奥的莫伊达姆遗址就是最好的例证。莫伊达姆遗址需要进行详细的地质、地球物理和植物学调查，以便根据人类-环境/人类学景观特征来揭示其丰富的文化历史。

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Geoheritage GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

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107

期刊介绍： The Geoheritage journal is an international journal dedicated to discussing all aspects of our global geoheritage, both in situ and portable. The journal will invite all contributions on the conservation of sites and materials - use, protection and practical heritage management - as well as its interpretation through education, training and tourism. The journal wishes to cover all aspects of geoheritage and its protection. Key topics are: - Identification, characterisation, quantification and management of geoheritage; - Geodiversity and geosites; - On-site science, geological and geomorphological research: - Global scientific heritage - key scientific geosites, GSSPs, stratotype conservation and management; - Scientific research and education, and the promotion of the geosciences thereby; - Conventions, statute and legal instruments, national and international; - Integration of biodiversity and geodiversity in nature conservation and land-use policies; - Geological heritage and Environmental Impact Assessment studies; - Geological heritage, sustainable development, community action, practical initiatives and tourism; - Geoparks: creation, management and outputs; - Conservation in the natural world, Man-made and natural impacts, climate change; - Geotourism definitions, methodologies, and case studies; - International mechanisms for conservation and popularisation - World Heritage Sites, National Parks etc.; - Materials, data and people important in the history of science, museums, collections and all portable geoheritage; - Education and training of geoheritage specialists; - Pedagogical use of geological heritage - publications, teaching media, trails, centres, on-site museums; - Linking the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005- 2014) with geoconservation.