Open AccessRemnants of an ancient forest on the continental shelf of northwest Japan
Author(s) -
NASU NORIYUKI,
FUJII SHOJI,
FUJIOKA KANTARO,
IGARASHI CHIAKI,
KAWAHATA HOTAKA,
MAPPA HARUNA,
KONISHI KENJI,
TANAKA TAKEO,
SHIMODA TAKASHI
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
boreas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.95
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1502-3885
pISSN - 0300-9483
DOI - 10.1111/j.1502-3885.1983.tb00353.x
Subject(s) - radiocarbon dating , bay , geology , continental shelf , holocene , archaeology , oceanography , physical geography , paleontology , geography
Tree stumps in a standing position have been discovered in 20 to 40 meters of water in Toyama Bay, Japan. Radiocarbon dated samples from two of these stumps yielded ages of 8.480±70 and 9.060±80 years B.P., indicating that the stumps are remnants of a forest that existed during thc early Holocene.