Nachtigall: A continental sediment and pollen sequence of the Saalian Complex in NW-Germany and its relationship to the MIS-framework

Terrace styles and timing of terrace formation in the Weser and Leine valleys, northern Germany: Response of a fluvial system to climate change and glaciation

“…Subglacial erosion deepened the northern valleys and carved out channels up to 25 m deep, which were filled with meltwater and post-glacial fluvial deposits (Rohde, 1983;Roskosch et al, 2015). During the warmer phases vegetation re-established and valley slopes were forested during the interglacials (Litt et al, 2007;Kleinmann et al, 2011;Urban et al, 2011).…”

Luminescence Dating of Fluvial Deposits from the Weser Valley, Germany

“…Later pollen analysis of the interglacial sediments of the Nachtigall pit did not support such a late Cromerian age but tentatively pointed to a Saalian deposition (Lepper, 1998). Recently, 230 U/Th dating and palynological studies on the interglacial limnic sediments support this finding and refer to a deposition during MIS 7c to early MIS 6 ( 9 8 227 + − ka to 177 ± 8 ka; Kleinmann et al, 2011;Waas et al, 2011). Based on these ages and stratigraphic relations, the underlying fluvial deposits were assumed to have been deposited during MIS 8 and are referred to as Older Middle Terrace deposits Rohde et al, 2012), whereas the overlying fluvial deposits were interpreted to have been deposited during MIS 6 Waas et al, 2011;Rohde et al, 2012) and form part of the so-called Middle Terraces that accumulated prior to the Saalian Drenthe glaciation.…”

“…These fluvial deposits are referred to as Younger Middle Terrace deposits (e.g. Rohde, 1989;Kleinmann et al, 2011;Waas et al, 2011;Rohde et al, 2012).…”

“…Fig. 2A and of the core drilling (black star) referred to in Waas et al (2011) and Kleinmann et al (2011) are marked. The 230 U/Th samples by were taken from the core about 175 m northwest from sample NG1.…”

“…Kleinmann et al, 2011). Studies dealing with the deposits of the Nachtigall pit go back to the 19 th century and focused on the interglacial sediments (e.g.…”