When the River Began—The Formation of River Motala Ström and Human Presence in the Early Holocene, Sweden

• Published in: Quaternary
• Main Authors: Jonas Bergman, Anna Plikk, Jens Heimdahl, Linus Hagberg, Fredrik Hallgren, Jan Risberg, Fredrik Molin
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2020
• Subjects: River Motala Ström; Lake Vättern; river formation process; shoreline displacement; Mesolithic; Strandvägen; Human evolution; GN281-289; Stratigraphy; QE640-699; Ström; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/quat3030025; https://doaj.org/article/163c90e8c4544024b02e6eb5692c506b

In conjunction with the extensive archaeological projects conducted at the current outlet of Sweden’s second largest lake, Lake Vättern, macrofossil, pollen and diatom records have been studied from 14 C-dated lake and river sediments from River Motala Ström in Motala and Lake Boren. These investiga...