Cryptotephra as a dating and correlation tool in archaeology [PDF]
Journal of Archaeological Science, 2014 A new development in archaeological chronology involves the use of far travelled volcanic ash which may form discrete but invisible layers within a site's stratigraphy. Known as cryptotephra, these horizons can provide isochrons for the precise correlation of archaeological records at single moments in time, removing, or at least significantly reducing,
Christine S Lane
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The presence of Holocene cryptotephra in Wales and southern England [PDF]
Journal of Quaternary Science, 2017 There have been few detailed studies into the tephrostratigraphy of southern Britain. We report the tephrostratigraphy of two sites, one in southern England (Rough Tor, Cornwall) and one in Wales (Cors Fochno, west Wales).
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Geochemistry, Geophysics, GeosystemsWe present the first documented occurrence of the Laacher See tephra (LST) in the Eastern Alps, identified in lake Plansee, Austria. The LST is a key chronostratigraphic marker for correlating and dating Late Glacial sedimentary archives.
V. Meier +8 more
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The transport of Icelandic volcanic ash: insights from northern European cryptotephra records [PDF]
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 2016 Fine ash produced during volcanic eruptions can be dispersed over a vast area, where it poses a threat to aviation, human health and infrastructure. We analyse the particle size distributions, geochemistry and glass shard morphology of 19 distal (>1000 ...
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Caution in cryptotephra correlation: resolving Lateglacial chemical controversies at Sluggan Bog, Northern Ireland [PDF]
Journal of Quaternary Science, 2016 Tephra layers are valuable stratigraphic and chronological markers in palaeoenviromental studies. Establishing robust linkages require complete comparative databases of eruptive events to ensure that potential correlatives are not overlooked.
Davies, S. M., MacLeod, Alison
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Cryptotephras: the revolution in correlation and precision dating. [PDF]
J Quat Sci, 2015 ABSTRACTFrom its Icelandic origins in the study of visible tephra horizons, tephrochronology took a remarkable step in the late 1980 s with the discovery of a ca. 4300‐year‐old microscopic ash layer in a Scottish peat bog. Since then, the search for these cryptotephra deposits in distal areas has gone from strength to strength.
Davies SM.
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A Late Pleistocene Human Pedal Phalanx From the Pinnacle Point PP5-6N Rock-Shelter, Western Cape Province, South Africa. [PDF]
Am J Biol AnthropolABSTRACT Objectives This study provides the description and comparative morphometric analysis of a non‐hallucial distal pedal phalanx (PP 654270) excavated from near the base of the LBSR Stratigraphic Aggregate in the Pinnacle Point PP5‐6N rock‐shelter.
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Quaternary Science Advances, 2023 We present the results of the tephrochronology study of a 14.49 m long marine sediment core (TR 17–08) collected in the Edisto Inlet, Ross Sea (Antarctica).
Alessio Di Roberto +14 more
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Volcanic ash layers illuminate the resilience of Neanderthals and early modern humans to natural hazards. [PDF]
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2012 Lowe J +42 more
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Geophysical Monograph Series, Page 263-304., 2021 Exploring the links between Large Igneous Provinces and dramatic environmental impact
An emerging consensus suggests that Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) and Silicic LIPs (SLIPs) are a significant driver of dramatic global environmental and biological changes, including mass extinctions.
Jessica H. Whiteside +3 more
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