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A Holocene millennial-scale climatic cycle from a speleothem in Nahal Qanah Cave, Israel

Amos Frumkin

Cave Research Center, Department of Geography, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91905, Israel

Israel Carmi

Department of Environmental Sciences and Energy Research, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel

Avi Gopher

Institute of Archaeology, Tel Aviv University, Israel

Derek C. Ford

Henry P. Schwarcz

School of Geology and Geography, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4K1, Canada

Tsvika Tsuk

Israel Nature and National Parks Protection Authority, 78 Yirmeyahu St. Jerusalem 91905, Israel

Nahal Qanah Cave, located in the east Mediterranean region, has been inhabited by humans during several periods of the Holocene. These well-dated cultures are used here to establish the age of a speleothem growing over archaeological remains. d18O and d13C from a stalagmite through the last 6000 years display a 1000–2000-year cycle. Depleted d18O and d13C value correlate well with high Dead Sea levels and increased arboreal pollen, suggesting common climatic control affecting the entire region.

Key Words: Speleothem • stable isotopes • climate change • climate cycle • millennial-scale cycle • karst • Chalcolithic • Holocene • east Mediterranean • Israel

The Holocene, Vol. 9, No. 6, 677-682 (1999)
DOI: 10.1191/095968399669422210
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