Holocene definition
Examples of Holocene in a sentence
Locally, these sediments consist of varying combinations of clay, silt, sand, and gravel that represent interfingering of estuarine and fluvial depositional environments during the late Pleistocene and Holocene epochs.
Four regional subdivisions of the upper 250 feet of Quaternary sediments are as follows: • Holocene (Recent Interglacial Period) alluvium (A Aquifer zone) • Late Pleistocene (Wisconsinan Glacial Period) alluvium (B aquifer zone) • Late Pleistocene (Sangamon) Interglacial deposits (B/C acquitard) • Pleistocene (Illinoian Glacial Period) alluvium (C aquifer zone).
A pervasive millennial-scale cycle in North Atlantic Holocene and Glacial climates.
On the Washington side, Holocene deposits are 1 thin and archaeological remains are relatively close to the surface.
Because of its upland setting, generally lacking in geologically recent (Holocene) accumulated sediments, archaeological deposits would generally be found in the upper foot of soil, with the exception of intrusive cultural features (e.g., storage pits, root cellars, privies, ▇▇▇▇▇, and basements), or where material fill has been placed.