<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In this paper, a detailed overview of the Holocene evolution of the North Dvina river (ND) delta (southern White Sea) is presented; it is based on radiocarbon dating, geomorphological and other field surveys, and plant macrofossil and palynological data. We have identified three main stages of the delta evolution: estuary erosional (Allerød — 5700 cal BC), lagoon or tidal-marsh (5700 cal BC — 3700 cal BC) and fan-delta accumulative (3700 cal BC — present). These stages are correlated with local climatic curves, sea level changes, glacioisostatic raise curve and Baltic Sea stages. A variety of landforms has been identified and dated within the delta. These results help to explain the spatial and temporal patterns in the prehistoric human occupation of this area.</p></abstract>

In this paper, a detailed overview of the Holocene evolution of the North Dvina river (ND) delta (southern White Sea) is presented; it is based on radiocarbon dating, geomorphological and other field surveys, and plant macrofossil and palynological data. We have identified three main stages of the delta evolution: estuary erosional (Allerød — 5700 cal BC), lagoon or tidal-marsh (5700 cal BC — 3700 cal BC) and fan-delta accumulative (3700 cal BC — present). These stages are correlated with local climatic curves, sea level changes, glacioisostatic raise curve and Baltic Sea stages. A variety of landforms has been identified and dated within the delta. These results help to explain the spatial and temporal patterns in the prehistoric human occupation of this area.

The North Dvina river delta development over the Holocene: Geochronology and palaeoenvironment

Geological Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences, Pyzhevsky per., 7, Moscow, 119017, Russia

Geography Faculty, Moscow State University n.a. M.V. Lomonosov, Vorobiovy Gory, Moscow, 119992, Russia

Geochronometria

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In this paper, a detailed overview of the Holocene evolution of the North Dvina river (ND) delta (southern White Sea) is presented; it is based on radiocarbon...

The North Dvina river delta development over the Holocene: Geochronology and palaeoenvironment

Published Online: Mar 20, 2011

Page range: 116 - 127

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13386-011-0012-y

Keywords
North Dvina River delta, White Sea, Holocene, geochronology, radiocarbon dating, landforms, palaeoenvironmental reconstructions, land evolution

© 2011 Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The North Dvina river delta development over the Holocene: Geochronology and palaeoenvironment

Published Online: Mar 20, 2011

Page range: 116 - 127

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13386-011-0012-y

KeywordsNorth Dvina River delta, White Sea, Holocene, geochronology, radiocarbon dating, landforms, palaeoenvironmental reconstructions, land evolution

© 2011 Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
North Dvina River delta, White Sea, Holocene, geochronology, radiocarbon dating, landforms, palaeoenvironmental reconstructions, land evolution