Fig. 1: Location of the abandoned well and Sanchahe City and the strata of the study area.
From: Abandonment of ancient cities near the Salawusu River valley, China, triggered by stream capture
a Map showing locations of the Salawusu River, Wuding River, and Sanchahe City in the Mu Us Desert. b Field photograph of the abandoned well and diagram showing altitudes of the abandoned well and the strata next to the well coupled with the TL ages of the well bricks and the AMS median calibrated age of the charred dust in the artificial earth-fill above strata. c Field photograph of the Salawusu Valley and location of the ancient well. d Diagram showing vertical distance from the well to the valley bed and strata present on the side of the valley.
