Inverted, ’parallel’ accretion of organic material in the cave Setergrotta, Rana, northern Norway: a case study

• Published in: Acta Carsologica
• Main Authors: Dagfinn Moe, Stein-Erik Lauritzen, Rannveig Øvrevik Skoglund
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts 2016
• Subjects: pollen analysis; 14c date; inverted parallel cave accretion; Petrology; QE420-499; Stratigraphy; QE640-699; Mo i Rana; Norway; Northern Norway
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3986/ac.v45i1.3049; https://doaj.org/article/ae254e30ff54457a8d90b8d89bd2a660

The occurrence of an upside-down parallel accretion of organic gyttja, about 10 cm in thickness is reported from the ceiling of an overflow passage in Setergrotta cave, Mo-i-Rana, northern Norway. The deposition process depended on seasonal flooding, was 14C dated back to c. 6500 cal. BC (7645 ± 115...