AMS 14C Dating on the Fossvogur Sediments, Iceland

Several new AMS 14 C dates on shells from the Fossvogur sea sediments in southern Iceland are reported. Up till now, researchers have assumed that the Fossvogur sediments formed during the last interglacial period (Eem), some 100,000 years ago. However, a recent 14 C determination from this location...

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Published in:Radiocarbon
Main Authors: Andersen, G J, Heinemeier, J A N, Nielsen, H L, Rud, Niels, Thomsen, M S, Johnsen, Sigfús, Sveinbjörnsdóttir, Árný, Hjartarson, Árni
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1989
Subjects:
Fossvogur
Iceland
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0033822200012182
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0033822200012182
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Summary:Several new AMS 14 C dates on shells from the Fossvogur sea sediments in southern Iceland are reported. Up till now, researchers have assumed that the Fossvogur sediments formed during the last interglacial period (Eem), some 100,000 years ago. However, a recent 14 C determination from this location yielded an age of ca 11,000 yr. Because of the importance of these sediments for the Quaternary chronology of Iceland, further sampling for 14 C dating was subsequently initiated. The present results on several shell samples collected from the Fossvogur layers strongly indicate that these sediments were formed during the warm Allerød period toward the end of the last glaciation.

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