The chronology of Late Quaternary fluvial activity in part of the Milfield Basin, northeast England

Auteur :
TIPPING, R.

Description :
The sediment stratigraphy of a 4m thick intercalated Holocene alluvial fill and valley floor peat at a site in the Milfield Basin, Northumberland, has been dated by a series of eight C 14 assays, and related to a previously analysed pollen record. The sequence extends from the earliest Holocene until 2800cal. BP. There is no measurable early Holocene accelerated fluvial activity, but a major flooding event occurred at 7500cal BP, much earlier than recorded elsewhere in the region. The cessation of mid-Holocene overbank sedimentation at 4000-3500cal. BP is tentatively correlated with slope stability associated with woodland regeneration.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Earth surface processes and landforms, issn : 0197-9337, 1998, vol. 23, n°. 9, p. 845-856, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 51 ref.

Date :
1998

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, Chichester, Wiley