Sedimentology of a Late Quaternary lacustrine record from the south‐eastern Carpathian Basin. (4th May 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zeeden, Christian; Hambach, Ulrich; Klasen, Nicole; Fischer, Peter; Schulte, Philipp; Nett, Janina J.; Veres, Daniel; Obreht, Igor; Chu, Wei; Papadopoulou, Maria; Viehberg, Finn; SchÄBitz, Frank; Gavrilov, Milivoj B.; MarkoviĆ, Slobodan B.; VÖTT, Andreas; Lehmkuhl, Frank
• Other Names: Chu Wei guestEditor.; Nett Janina J. guestEditor.
• Is Part Of: Journal of quaternary science. Volume 36:Number 8(2021)
• Page Start: 1414
• Page End: 1425
• Publication Date: 2021-05-04
• Subjects: Geology, Stratigraphic -- Quaternary -- Periodicals; Paleontology -- Quaternary -- Periodicals; 551.79
• DOI: 10.1002/jqs.3297
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0267-8179

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The Upper Pleistocene geoarchives in the south‐eastern Carpathian Basin are represented predominantly by loess–palaeosol records. In 2015, a 10 m sediment core composed of clay‐rich lacustrine sediments was recovered by vibracoring a dry lake basin located between the Vršac Mountains (Serbia) and the Banat Sands in the south‐eastern Carpathian Basin; a location relevant for placing regional archaeological results in a palaeoenvironmental context. Here, we present results from geoelectrical prospection and a lithostratigraphic interpretation of this sequence supported by a detailed granulometric study supplemented by ostracod analysis. An age model based on luminescence dating is discussed against sedimentological proxy data and its implication for palaeoenvironmental change. The cores show a stratigraphy of lighter ochre‐coloured and darker greyish sediment, related to the deposition of clay and silt trapped in an aquatic environment. Geophysical measurements show ~20 m thick lacustrine sediments. The grain‐size distributions including the variability in fine clay are indicative of a lacustrine environment. Fine particles were brought into the depositional environments by aquatic input and settled from suspension; also, direct dust input is constrained by grain‐size results. Riverine input and aeolian dust input interplayed at the locality.