New evidence for vegetation development and timing of Upper Middle Pleistocene interglacials in Northern Germany and tentative correlations

Urban, Brigitte; Sierralta, Melanie; Frechen, Manfred

doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2011.02.034

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“…Previous studies observed a second, older Elsterian till in the basal part of the succession (Urban et al, 1991;Elsner, 2003), indicating a complex formation of the tunnel valley, as is also indicated by the multi-stage infill of the tunnel valley (Lang et al, 2012). The artifact-bearing interglacial deposits were numerically dated by means of 230 Th/U-dating by Urban et al (2011) and Sierralta et al (2012) and correlated with MIS 9 (cf. Fig.…”

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confidence: 85%

“…The stacking pattern of the interglacial deposits and the distribution of the archaeological sites are related to lakelevel fluctuations of the interglacial lake (Lang et al, 2012). These lake-level fluctuations have previously been recognized in the palaeo-ecological analysis of floral (Jechorek, 2000;Urban, 2007;Urban et al, 2011) and faunal associations (B€ ohme, 2000, 2007). The aim of this paper is to provide a synoptic overview of the geological setting and stratigraphic framework of the Sch€ oningen sites.…”

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confidence: 85%

“…This succession was deposited by eastwards to southwards prograding delta systems into a lake, which formed within the remnant tunnel valley and was affected by repeated lake-level changes (Lang et al, 2012). These lake-level changes are attributed to climatic shifts during a persistent warm phase (Urban, 2007;Urban et al, 2011;Lang et al, 2012).…”

Section: Interglacial Deposits and Archaeological Sitesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The part of the Holsteinian succession that contains sites 12-II and 13-II is referred to as Reinsdorf ( Fig. 2; Urban, 1995Urban, , 2007Urban et al, 2011).…”

Section: Interglacial Deposits and Archaeological Sitesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Middle Pleistocene tunnel valley at Schöningen as a Paleolithic archive

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Böhner

Polom

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Journal of Human Evolution

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Section: Interglacial Deposits and Archaeological Sitesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The part of the Holsteinian succession that contains sites 12-II and 13-II is referred to as Reinsdorf ( Fig. 2; Urban, 1995Urban, , 2007Urban et al, 2011).…”

Section: Interglacial Deposits and Archaeological Sitesmentioning

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The Middle Pleistocene tunnel valley at Schöningen as a Paleolithic archive

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Journal of Human Evolution

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“…According to 230Th/U dates which attribute the Holsteinian to MIS 9, the non-glaciated time of the Saalian comprises MIS 8 and 7 (Litt et al, 2007;Urban et al, 2011, Lang et al, 2012. Traces of an early Saalian glaciation have been found in eastern Poland, but the extent of this glaciation further west in Poland is still unknown (Marks, 2011).…”

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Quaternary glaciations of northern Europe

Böse

Lüthgens

Lee

et al. 2012

Quaternary Science Reviews

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This paper presents the outcome of a workshop, held in Berlin in February 2009, concerned with current research on the glacial history of northern Europe, including the British Isles. The methodologies presently used to resolve this topic are outlined. Particular attention is given to new analytical methods deriving from high resolution remote imaging of glacial terrain both on land and on the sea-bed, key new stratigraphic sections, higher resolution results from conventional geochronological methods like radiocarbon and more recently developed technologies such as luminescence and cosmogenic radionuclide dating. The relationships between the results derived from these two methods are discussed in further detail along with possible explanations for these differences. An outline of a 'most likely' glacial history of the Scandinavian and British and Irish Ice Sheets is presented along with possible links to global climate change as represented by the marine isotope (MIS) record. Tentative evidence for glaciation is identified in MIS 22, 16, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4 and 2 and correlations of 'phases' within the Last Glaciation are also explored for both the Scandinavian and British and Irish Ice Sheets. The results show that the character and extent of glaciation in different parts of the region are not synchronous and much more geochronological work is required before regional correlations can be established with confidence. Keywords: glaciation, marine isotope stages (MIS), Scandinavian Ice Sheet (SIS), British and Irish Ice Sheet (BIIS), Last Glacial Maximum Introduction and objectivesThe glaciation of northern Europe has been a subject of interest and debate for over 200 years and today, at a time of greater awareness to the consequences of climate change, the subject retains its relevance to science and society. With the development of new methodologies for dating glacial deposits and important new findings for modelling glacier response to climate change this subject requires re-evaluation and re-interpretation. Likewise it has been possible to identify critical issues that should be the focus for future research. Consequently, in February 2009 an exploratory workshop was held at the Freie Universität Berlin to examine the frequency and timing of glaciations in northern Europe (including Britain) during the Middle and Late Pleistocene. The workshop was funded by the DFG (Deutsche Forschungsgmeinschaft/ German Research Foundation) and involved 24 participants. This issue of Quaternary Science Reviews includes a number of the contributions presented and discussed at the meeting along with certain invited papers that present new findings on the topic of the special issue. This paper will begin by briefly reviewing the contents of the issue giving particular attention to new and important findings. This will be followed by a section that will evaluate the methodologies currently being applied to understand the glaciations of northern Europe. Some of these methodologies, such as lithostratigraphy and morphostratig...

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Two new floral elements of steppe vegetation from the Pleistocene of Europe

Czaja

2012

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Two new species, Agrimonia repens L. and Onopordum davisii Rech., are reported from the Schöningen 13 II site (middle Pleistocene). Both are elements of halophilous steppes and are recorded for the first time for the Pleistocene of Europe. This is the first fossil record of both species, highlighting the relevance of this finding with respect to the species chorology. (© 2009 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)

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New evidence for vegetation development and timing of Upper Middle Pleistocene interglacials in Northern Germany and tentative correlations

Cited by 58 publications

References 31 publications

The Middle Pleistocene tunnel valley at Schöningen as a Paleolithic archive

The Middle Pleistocene tunnel valley at Schöningen as a Paleolithic archive

Quaternary glaciations of northern Europe

Two new floral elements of steppe vegetation from the Pleistocene of Europe

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