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Radiocarbon Dating of Varve Chronologies: Soppensee and Holzmaar Lakes after Ten Years

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

Irka Hajdas
Affiliation:
Institut für Teilchenphysik, ETH Hönggerberg, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland. Email: hajdas@particle.phys.ethz.ch
Georges Bonani
Affiliation:
Institut für Teilchenphysik, ETH Hönggerberg, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland. Email: hajdas@particle.phys.ethz.ch
Bernd Zolitschka
Affiliation:
Geomorphologie und Polarforschung (GEOPOL), Institut für Geographie, Universitaet Bremen, Celsiusstr. FVG-M, D-28359 Bremen, Germany
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During the last decade, several radiocarbon-dated varve chronologies have been produced. The main goal at first was the extension of the 14C calibration curve beyond 10,000 BP. This paper aims to discuss varve chronologies of Soppensee and Holzmaar Lakes. Although both chronologies encountered problems, high-resolution 14C dating and relative varve time have been obtained for events during the Late Glacial.

Type
Varve Chronologies
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Copyright © 2000 The Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of the University of Arizona 

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