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New radiocarbon dates from Finnish mammoths indicating large ice‐free areas in Fennoscandia during the Middle Weichselian
Author(s) -
Ukkonen Pirkko,
Lunkka Juha Pekka,
Jungner Högne,
Donner Joakim
Publication year - 1999
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(199912)14:7<711::aid-jqs506>3.0.co;2-e
Subject(s) - radiocarbon dating , subfossil , mammoth , geology , glacial period , paleontology , physical geography , before present , holocene , archaeology , last glacial maximum , geomorphology , geography
New radiocarbon dates from Finnish subfossil mammoth material ( Mammuthus sp.), transported by glacial ice, range in age from ca. 32000 to ca. 22500 yr BP. These results suggest that there was a larger ice‐free area in Fennoscandia during the Middle Weichselian than previously assumed. In addition, two dates are also presented for bones found in clay with a different transport history. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.