Ice-free conditions in Novaya Zemlya 35,000 to 30,000 cal years BP, as indicated by radiocarbon ages and amino acid racemization evidence from marine molluscs

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Mangerud, Jan, Kaufman, Darrell, Hansen, Jesper, Svendsen, John Inge
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: QE Geology; Kya; Svalbard; Ice Sheet; Novaya Zemlya; Polar Research
• Online Access: http://openknowledge.nau.edu/1679/; http://openknowledge.nau.edu/1679/8/Mangerud_J_etal_2008_ice-free_conditions_novaya_35000_bp%281%29.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-8369.2008.00064.x

Novaya Zemlya was covered by the eastern part of the Barents-Kara ice sheet during the glacial maximum of marine isotope stage 2 (MIS 2). We obtained (14)C ages on 37 samples of mollusc shells from various sites on the islands. Most samples yielded ages in the range of 48-26 (14)C Ky. Such old sampl...