A Scottish speleothem record of the H-3 eruption or human impact? A comment on Baker, Smart, Barnes, Edwards and Farrant

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ID12268232
AuthorsAndrew J Dugmore (University of Edinburgh), Andrew Dugmore (0000-0001-6556-717X, University of Edinburgh, corresponding author), Geriant M Coles (Department of Archaeology, University of Edinburgh, High School Yards, Edinburgh EH8 9XP, UK), Paul C Buckland (University of Sheffield)
Year1999
Volume9
Issue4
Pages501-503
Publication date1999-05-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Holocene (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0959-6836 • E-ISSN: 1477-0911
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1191/095968399671080578
OpenAlexW1875421440
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited17

Studies of a stalagmite sample from Sutherland, Scotland, have identified a period of enhanced growth that lasted for four years and has been dated to 1135 ± 130 BC (Baker et al., 1995). This episode is unique within this sample and has not been observed elsewhere. The authors correlate it with the Icelandic volcanic eruption at 1021 + 130/-100 Bc that produced the Hekla-3 (H-3) tephra. There is, however, no direct evidence for a causal relationship between volcanic activity in general, or the H-3 eruption in particular, and the growth patterns of the stalagmite. As an alternative to the volcanic explanation of enhanced growth, we suggest that the speleothem could reflect environmental changes associated with woodland decline and the spread of blanket peat

Archaeology · Cave · Earth science · Geochemistry · Geography · Holocene · Physical geography · Speleothem · Stalagmite · Tephra · Tephrochronology · Volcano · Geological formations and processes · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Geology · Paleontology

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