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An absolute chronology for the raised beach and associated deposits at Sewerby, East Yorkshire, England
Author(s) -
BATEMAN M. D.,
CATT J. A.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of quaternary science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.142
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1099-1417
pISSN - 0267-8179
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1417(199609/10)11:5<389::aid-jqs260>3.0.co;2-k
Subject(s) - chronology , geology , thermoluminescence dating , absolute dating , stage (stratigraphy) , archaeology , isotopes of oxygen , paleontology , quaternary , geochemistry , geography
The raised beach sediments revealed in the cliffs at Sewerby, East Yorkshire are widely regarded as Ipswichian in age. Previously reported evidence for this dating is reviewed and new results from a range of luminescence dating techniques applied to the blown sand deposit overlying the raised beach are reported. These provide the first absolute date for the Sewerby site of 120.84 ± 11.82 ka, which places the blown sand at the boundary between oxygen isotope stages (OIS) 5e and 5d. As the underlying raised beach is little older than the blown sand, it probably formed during OIS Stage 5e as suggested by the faunal evidence.