Palaeohydrological changes during the mid and late Holocene in the Carpathian area, central-eastern Europe

Abstract

Multi-proxy, high-resolution analyses (lithological, geochemical, environmental magnetism) anchored by 22 14 C dates, of a 5.53 m long sediment core from Lake Ighiel (Romanian Carpathians, central-eastern Europe) allowed the reconstruction of key local, catchment-lacustrine dynamics and an appraisal of palaeohydrological and palaeoclimatic gradients acting regionally over the last 6000 years. The first sedimentological phase of the record from 6030 to 4200 cal yr BP, is

Middle Bronze Age humidity and temperature variations, and societal changes in East-Central Europe

“…Temperature and precipitation proxy records for the Trió cave stalagmite (this study) and regional records. Data sources: Corchia cave (northern Italy): Regattieri et al (2014); Renella cave (northern Italy): Zanchetta et al (2016); Sofular Cave (northern Turkey): Fleitmann et al (2009); Spannagel Cave (Austria): Fohlmeister et al (2013); Bunker Cave (Germany): Fohlmeister et al (2012); Lake Ighiel (Romania): Haliuc et al (2017). Dark grey bars indicate humid phases, light grey bars mark dry periods.…”

A guano‐derived δ13C and δ15N record of climate since the Medieval Warm Period in north‐west Romania

“…D; Feurdean et al ., ), and lower Ti count at Lake Ighiel (Fig. E; Haliuc et al ., ). However, the initiation of the drying trend appears to begin only around AD 1110 at Gaura cu Muscă and Tăul Muced (Fig.…”

“…Comparison of δ 13 C (A) and δ 15 N (B) values from Măgurici guano to δ 13 C of Gaura cu Muscă guano (C; Onac et al ., , ), depth to water table at Tăul Muced (D; Feurdean et al ., ), Ti influx into Lake Ighiel (E; Haliuc et al ., ), temperature anomaly (F; Popa and Kern, ) and the 10‐year running mean of reconstructed precipitation totals in Europe (G; Büntgen et al ., ) from AD 800 to 1300 (diamonds on the δ 15 N series indicate samples with low %N).…”

“…Comparison of δ 13 C values from Măgurici guano (A), Ti influx into Lake Ighiel (B; Haliuc et al ., ), δ 13 C of Zidită guano (C; Forray et al ., ), depth to water table at Tăul Muced (D; Feurdean et al ., ), precipitation values from southern Czech Republic (E; Brázdil et al ., ), 10‐year running mean of reconstructed precipitation totals in Europe (F; Büntgen et al ., ), temperature anomaly for Călimani Mountains (G; Popa and Kern, ), and the temperature record in Budapest, Hungary (H; Kiss et al ., ) from AD 1600 to AD 2012. Brown bar at AD 1712–1715 represents the occurrence of the silty clay layer.…”

“…Map of Romania with circles indicating locations referred in the text: Tăul Muced (1; Feurdean et al ., ,), Măgurici Cave (2); Călimani Mountains (3; Popa and Kern, ), Cluj Napoca (4), Lake Ighiel (5; Haliuc et al ., ), Zidită Cave (6; Forray et al ., ), and Gaura cu Muscă Cave (7; Onac et al ., ). The locations of Czech Republic (8; Brázdil et al ., ) and Budapest (9, Kiss et al ., ) studies, and position of Romania (red outline) within Europe are indicated on the inset.…”