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Krauss, Lydia ORCID: 0000-0002-7103-4641, Klasen, Nicole, Schulte, Philipp ORCID: 0000-0001-8956-669X and Lehmkuhl, Frank ORCID: 0000-0002-6876-7377 (2021). New results concerning the pedo- and chronostratigraphy of the loess-palaeosol sequence Attenfeld (Bavaria, Germany) derived from a multi-methodological approach. J. Quat. Sci., 36 (8). S. 1382 - 1397. HOBOKEN: WILEY. ISSN 1099-1417

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Abstract

Loess-palaeosol sequences (LPS) represent important records of palaeoenvironmental dynamics throughout the Quaternary. During the Pleistocene's dry and cold phases, the Danube's riverbed was one of the major sources for loess sediments that built up LPS in southern Germany and southeastern Europe. Surprisingly, studies addressing Bavarian LPS along the Danube River often lack actuality. The Attenfeld site was one of them and is often cited as a typical LPS. Nevertheless, the site's previous interpretations are based on a few empirical data and field observations. Considering the site's closeness to the sediment's source area, the Alps, and the region's importance in Middle and Upper Palaeolithic migrational movements, those former renditions needed an evaluation. Therefore, we applied a multi-proxy approach (including analyses of grain-size distribution, element composition, and sediment colour attributes) combined with optically stimulated luminescence. Based on our findings, we conclude that the Attenfeld site's former interpretations might be too generalised. We identified units that were not mentioned by previous studies (e.g. Early Glacial dark greyish horizon). Field observations, sediment characteristics, and age estimates indicate sediment deposition of the dated units partly before MIS 4, which contrasts with previous interpretations. The results further demonstrate how sensitive LPS are to environmental settings and dynamics.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Krauss, Lydia UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-7103-4641 UNSPECIFIED Klasen, Nicole UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Schulte, Philipp UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0001-8956-669X UNSPECIFIED Lehmkuhl, Frank UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-6876-7377 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-580826
DOI:	10.1002/jqs.3298
Journal or Publication Title:	J. Quat. Sci.
Volume:	36
Number:	8
Page Range:	S. 1382 - 1397
Date:	2021
Publisher:	WILEY
Place of Publication:	HOBOKEN
ISSN:	1099-1417
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language EARTHWORM CALCITE GRANULES; LASER-DIFFRACTION; DOLNI-VESTONICE; GLACIAL LOESS; PALEOENVIRONMENTAL RECONSTRUCTION; ORGANIC-MATTER; LOHNE SOIL; LUMINESCENCE; ACCUMULATION; CHRONOLOGY Multiple languages Geography, Physical; Geosciences, Multidisciplinary Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/58082