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Evolution of the paleo-Daesan Bay (Nakdong River, South Korea) as a result of Holocene sea level change

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 May 2022

Jaesoo Lim Open the ORCID record for Jaesoo Lim [Opens in a new window] ,
Sangheon Yi ,
Min Han ,
Sujeong Park  and
Youngeun Kim
Jaesoo Lim*
Affiliation:
Quaternary Environment Research Center, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources, Daejeon, 34132, Republic of Korea Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea
Sangheon Yi*
Affiliation:
Quaternary Environment Research Center, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources, Daejeon, 34132, Republic of Korea Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea
Min Han
Affiliation:
Quaternary Environment Research Center, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources, Daejeon, 34132, Republic of Korea
Sujeong Park
Affiliation:
Department of Marine Sciences and Convergent Technology, Hanyang University Ansan, 15588, Republic of Korea
Youngeun Kim
Affiliation:
Quaternary Environment Research Center, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources, Daejeon, 34132, Republic of Korea Department of Astronomy, Space Science and Geology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 34134, Republic of Korea
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*Corresponding authors email addresses: limjs@kigam.re.kr, shyi@kigam.re.kr
*Corresponding authors email addresses: limjs@kigam.re.kr, shyi@kigam.re.kr
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Abstract

To explore sea level transgression in low-lying inland areas and its possible influence on prehistoric cultures, we investigated the physical and geochemical features of 20-m-long sedimentary cores from the previously seawater-filled Daesan Basin located in the middle reach of the present Nakdong River in Korea as proxies for seawater transgression deep inland areas due to Holocene sea level rise. Based on the relationships among grain size, total sulfur content (TS%), and carbon/sulfur (C/S) ratio, the first transgressive event was detected at ca. 8500 cal yr BP, caused by seawater influx along the present Nakdong River. Higher TS% (0.8–1%) and interbedded fossil oysters at 8000–6000 cal yr BP indicate marine environments, supporting a paleo-Daesan Bay with water depth of ~10–8 m. The common peaks in TS%, in both inland paleo-Daesan Bay and a present coastal area (Suncheon Bay) in southern Korea (e.g., at 3200 and 4700 cal yr BP), may indicate intervals of higher salinity, which suggests simultaneous responses to changes in sea level or hydroclimate. The duration of marine environment (paleo-Daesan Bay) in the remote inland from ca. 8000–3200 cal yr BP provides an analog for inland paleo-bay studies in East Asia.

Keywords

Holocene transgressionNakdong RiverSulfur contentC/S ratiosPrehistoric culture
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Quaternary Research , Volume 110 , November 2022 , pp. 26 - 37
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