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ABSTRACT
The sediment succession at Skilvika, west Svalbard, represents one of the key stratigraphic records of the Late Quaternary palaeoenvironments and glaciation history of the Svalbard/Barents Sea area. A formation of raised marine sediments, interfingering with and capped by glacial deposits of local origin, have previously been assumed to be of an Early Weichselian age, likely marine isotope stage (MIS) 5c. Here we present a new series of optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) ages that suggest the events took place in MIS 5e. This advocates a revision of the correlation with other key stratigraphic sites on Svalbard.
Acknowledgements
All sampling was performed during University Centre in Svalbard AG332/832 excursions, and benefited from assistance by students and teachers. Andrew Murray and the staff at the Nordic Laboratory for Luminescence Dating have provided advice on sampling and data analysis, as well as carried out measurements of most samples. Constructive comments on the manuscript were received from Anna Hughes and Teena Chauhan.
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