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Age and Origin of Fluvial Deposits in the Vistula River Valley Near Tarnobrzeg (Sandomierz Basin, Poland): Insights from Sediment Dating and Analysis Cover

Age and Origin of Fluvial Deposits in the Vistula River Valley Near Tarnobrzeg (Sandomierz Basin, Poland): Insights from Sediment Dating and Analysis

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Fig 1.

Location of the Siedleszczany site on the map of Poland – A; and on the map of the Vistula valley near Tarnobrzeg – B.

Fig 2.

Morphological profile across the floor of the Vistula River valley and location of studied exposure at Siedleszczany. Location of cross-section line AB – see Fig. 1B.

Fig 3.

Location of described outcrops – A; and profiles of fluvial sediments with location of dating samples – B.

Fig 4.

Photos of Siedleszczany 1, Siedleszczany 2 and Siedleszczany 4 profiles with location of OSL and 14C dating samples and samples for palynological analysis.

Fig 5.

Distribution of the relative probability density function for the results of dating of all investigated luminescence samples.

Fig 6.

Results of calibration of two organic samples from the Siedleszczany 2 profile.

Pollen spectra from the profile Siedleszczany 4_

Depth (cm)Pre-Quaternary taxaQuaternary taxa
190–195Cathaya – 1Betula alba t. – 1
Symplocos – 1Artemisia – 1
Cirillaceae/Clethraceae – 1Cyperaceae – 1
Bisaccatae strongly corroded – 10Polygonum bistorta – 1
Filicales Monolete – 1
Corroded – 3
294–300Tsuga – 1Betula alba t. – 1
Symplocos – 3Pinus silvestris t. – 1
Quercus (Tertiary) – 2Corylus – 3
Cathaya – 5Carpinus – 1
Taxodiaceae/Cupressaceae – 1Tilia (possibly Tiliopollenites) – 1
Bisaccate corroded – 20Artemisia – 1
Spores – 3Cyperaceae – 2
Corroded – 13Plantago major/media – 2
Varia – 2Rubiaceae – 1
Boraginaceae – 1
Apiaceae – 1
Pteridium – 1
Pediastrum – 2
Corroded – 1
325–330Cathaya – 1Betula alba t. – 2
Bisaccatae corroded – 16Alnus glutinosa t. – 4
Varia (spores included) – 7Quercus – 4
Corroded – 10Corylus – 9
Fagus – 1
Tilia cordata t. – 3
Ulmus – 2
Betula nana t. – 1
Artemisia – 4
Cyperaceae – 2
Polygonum aviculare t. – 5
Poaceae – 1
Hypericum – 2
Helianthemum – 2
Fagopyrum – 2
Plantago lanceolata – 1
Cannabis/Hummulus – 1
Cirsium/Carduus – 1
Ranunculus acris t. – 1
Centaurea rhenana t. – 1
Cichoriaceae – 1
Chenopodiaceae – 1
Polygonum bistorta t. – 1
Filicales Monoloetae – 12
Pediastrum – 6
Botryococcus – 1

Pollen spectra from profile Siedleszczany 3_

Depth (cm)pre-Quaternary taxaQuaternary taxa
195–202Bisaccatae corroded – 17Betula alba t. – 2
Symplocos – 2Alnus glutinosa t. – 1
Tricoloporopollenites sp. – 1Corylus – 1
Spores – 1Populus – 3
Varia – 2Betula nana t. – 1
Corroded – 13Salix – 1
Poaceae – 1
Chenopodiaceae/Amaranthaceae – 8
Rosaceae – 2
Polygonum bistorta t. – 3
Artemisia – 1
Papilionaceae – 1
Linum – 1
Cerastium t. – 1
Cichoriaceae – 1
Lycopodium complanatum – 1
Sphagnum – 1

Results of radiocarbon dating at Siedleszczany 2 profile_

Lab. codeSample nameDepth (m)14C age BPCalibrated age cal BP 68.3% conf. int.Calibrated age cal BP 95.4% conf. int.
GdS-4598Siedleszczany 2, pr. 91.27–1.309790 ± 7011,280–11,15011,400–11,070 (91.2%)
10,950–10,870 (4.2%)
GdS-4597Siedleszczany 2, pr. 81.32–1.372950 ± 553210–3190 (3.3%)3330–3290 (3.3%)
3180–3000 (65.0%)3260–2950 (92.1%)

Results of OSL dating of fluvial sands at Siedleszczany profiles: laboratory code, depth of the samples, and dose rates_

Lab. codeDepth (m)Dose rate (Gy/ka)Overdispersion (%)Equivalent dose (Gy)OSL age BP (a)OSL age AD (a)
GdTL-44211.81.29 ± 0.05130.78 ± 0.03533 ± 331417 ± 33
GdTL-44222.01.39 ± 0.06210.58 ± 0.05346 ± 401604 ± 40
GdTL-44230.751.34 ± 0.06280.73 ± 0.07474 ± 571476 ± 57
GdTL-44241.71.24 ± 0.05291.57 ± 0.151200 ± 130750 ± 130
Language: English
Page range: 113 - 124
Submitted on: Jul 11, 2023
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Accepted on: Dec 9, 2023
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Published on: Dec 31, 2023
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