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Blytt–Sernander system

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  • geologic time
    Holocene Epoch
    / Floral change

    The so-called Blytt–Sernander system was soon tied to the archaeology and to the varve chronology of Gerard De Geer. It has been closely checked by radiocarbon dating, establishing a very useful standard. Every region has its own standard pollen stratigraphy, but these are now correlated approximately with…

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    The so-called Blytt–Sernander system was soon tied to the archaeology and to the varve chronology of Gerard De Geer. It has been closely checked by radiocarbon dating, establishing a very useful standard. Every region has its own standard pollen stratigraphy, but these are now correlated approximately with…

    Read More