This study is finished by a team of Prof. Xiayun Xiao (Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences). Based on a well-dated, high-resolution sediment core from the Chaohu Lake area in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River (MLYR), eastern China, the team analyzed pollen and charcoal proxies, magnetic susceptibility (χlf), median grain size and TP, and gained interesting insights into the region's climate, vegetation, and human activities. 1) A sedimentary hiatus between 2080 and 730 cal.

https://www.miragenews.com/lake-sediment-reveals-climate-and-human-1062682/

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