Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Journals "Quaternary Research"
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Evidence for rapid paraglacial formation of rock glaciers in southern Norway from 10Be surface-exposure dating
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-04-16)We evaluate the timing and environmental controls on past rock-glacier activity at Øyberget, upper Ottadalen, southern Norway, using in situ 10Be surface-exposure dating on (1) boulders belonging to relict rock-glacier ... -
Geoarchaeological investigation of occupation deposits in Blombos Cave in South Africa indicate changes in site use and settlement dynamics in the southern Cape during MIS 5b-4
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The archaeological assemblage recovered from the Middle Stone Age (MSA) levels in Blombos Cave, South Africa, is central to our understanding of the development of early modern humans. Here, we demonstrate that the cultural ... -
Inception of the Northern European Ice Sheet due to contrasting ocean and insolation forcing
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2007-01)About 115,000 years ago the last interglacial reached its terminus and nucleation of new ice sheet growth was initiated. Evidence from the northernmost Nordic Seas indicate that the inception of the last glacial was related ...