@article{MTMT:31826687, title = {Loess landscapes of Europe – Mapping, geomorphology, and zonal differentiation}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/31826687}, author = {Lehmkuhl, F and Nett, J and Pötter, S and Schulte, P and Sprafke, T and Jary, Z and Antoine, P and Wacha, L and Wolf, D and Zerboni, A and Hošek, J and Slobodan, Marković and Obreht, I and Sümegi, Pál and Veres, D and Zeeden, C and Boemke, B and Schaubert, V and Viehweger, J and Hambach, U}, doi = {10.1016/j.earscirev.2020.103496}, journal-iso = {EARTH-SCI REV}, journal = {EARTH-SCIENCE REVIEWS}, volume = {215}, unique-id = {31826687}, issn = {0012-8252}, year = {2021}, eissn = {1872-6828}, orcid-numbers = {Sümegi, Pál/0000-0003-1755-4440} } @article{MTMT:32017843, title = {Palaeoecological background of the Upper Palaeolithic site of Ságvár, Hungary: radiocarbon‐dated malacological and sedimentological studies on the Late Pleistocene environment}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/32017843}, author = {Molnár, Dávid and Sümegi, Pál and Makó, László and Cseh, Péter and Zeeden, C and Nett, J and Lehmkuhl, F and Törőcsik, Tünde and Sümegi, BP.}, doi = {10.1002/jqs.3306}, journal-iso = {J QUATERNARY SCI}, journal = {JOURNAL OF QUATERNARY SCIENCE}, volume = {36}, unique-id = {32017843}, issn = {0267-8179}, year = {2021}, eissn = {1099-1417}, pages = {1353-1363}, orcid-numbers = {Molnár, Dávid/0000-0001-5304-0741; Sümegi, Pál/0000-0003-1755-4440; Zeeden, C/0000-0002-8617-0443; Nett, J/0000-0001-8431-0484} } @article{MTMT:32471189, title = {New chronology and extended palaeoenvironmental data to the 1975 loess profile of Madaras brickyard, South Hungary}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/32471189}, author = {Sümegi, Pál and Gulyás, Sándor and Molnár, Dávid and Bozsó, Gábor and Fekete, István and Makó, László and Cseh, Péter and Molnár, Mihály and Sümegi, Balázs P. and Almond, Peter and Zeeden, Christian and Törőcsik, Tünde and Nett, Janina J. and Markó, András and Lehmkuhl, Frank}, doi = {10.1002/jqs.3382}, journal-iso = {J QUATERNARY SCI}, journal = {JOURNAL OF QUATERNARY SCIENCE}, volume = {36}, unique-id = {32471189}, issn = {0267-8179}, year = {2021}, eissn = {1099-1417}, pages = {1364-1381}, orcid-numbers = {Sümegi, Pál/0000-0003-1755-4440; Gulyás, Sándor/0000-0002-3384-2381; Molnár, Dávid/0000-0001-5304-0741; Zeeden, Christian/0000-0002-8617-0443; Nett, Janina J./0000-0001-8431-0484; Markó, András/0000-0002-7556-0091} } @article{MTMT:31342357, title = {Plio-Pleistocene dust traps on paleokarst surfaces: a case study from the Carpathian Basin}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/31342357}, author = {Kovács, János and Újvári, Gábor and Varga, György and Seelos, K and Szabó, Péter and Dezső, József and Gammoudi, Nadia}, doi = {10.3389/feart.2020.00189}, journal-iso = {FRONT EARTH SC-SWITZ}, journal = {FRONTIERS IN EARTH SCIENCE}, volume = {8}, unique-id = {31342357}, abstract = {Plio-Pleistocene silt/clay-rich deposits and paleo-karst fissure sediments from sites of the northern and southern parts of the Carpathian Basin were investigated. These materials were supposed to be mixed during transport before being captured in karstified fissures. Evidence that the eolian fissure sediments of Plio-Pleistocene age in the older Triassic-Cretaceous limestones are derived from eolian silt and clay includes compositional and textural matches, especially decreasing grain-size trends observed downwards from the paleo-surface of the former landscape. Various environmental factors could be recognized by the statistical evaluation of grain-size distribution curves of fissure fillings sediments, such as the effects of eolian transport, parent rock type, weathering, and other sediment transport processes. Grain-size distribution curves with a single maximum in the silt size range are typical for the overlying siltstone debris, for the redeposited loess and red paleosol underlying the loess. Red clay fissure fillings yield bimodal grain-size distribution curves with maxima both in the clay and silt fractions. The research reported in this paper identifies for the first time the presence of eolian deposits in karst fissures of the Carpathian Basin and investigates the characteristics and origin.}, year = {2020}, eissn = {2296-6463}, orcid-numbers = {Kovács, János/0000-0001-7742-5515; Újvári, Gábor/0000-0002-2816-6155; Varga, György/0000-0003-4784-6372; Szabó, Péter/0000-0003-0827-3583} } @article{MTMT:31647185, title = {Abrupt last glacial dust fall over southeast England associated with dynamics of the British-Irish ice sheet}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/31647185}, author = {Stevens, T and Sechi, D and Bradák, Balázs and Orbe, R and Baykal, Y and Cossu, G and Tziavaras, C and Andreucci, S and Pascucci, V}, doi = {10.1016/j.quascirev.2020.106641}, journal-iso = {QUATERN SCI REV}, journal = {QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS}, volume = {250}, unique-id = {31647185}, issn = {0277-3791}, year = {2020}, eissn = {1873-457X}, orcid-numbers = {Stevens, T/0000-0002-6662-6650; Orbe, R/0000-0003-3901-7793; Baykal, Y/0000-0002-9192-9944; Cossu, G/0000-0003-4661-2080; Andreucci, S/0000-0001-8073-5354} } @article{MTMT:30819668, title = {Experiencing new perspectives in the application of reflectance spectroscopy in loess research}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/30819668}, author = {Szeberényi, József and Kovács, József and Bradák, Balázs and Barta, Gabriella and Csonka, Diána and Medveďová, A. and Rostinsky, P. and Kiss, Klaudia and Varga, György}, doi = {10.1016/j.quaint.2019.09.035}, journal-iso = {QUATERN INT}, journal = {QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL}, volume = {552}, unique-id = {30819668}, issn = {1040-6182}, year = {2020}, eissn = {1873-4553}, pages = {36-49}, orcid-numbers = {Kovács, József/0000-0002-6797-2504; Barta, Gabriella/0000-0002-5460-1085; Csonka, Diána/0000-0002-2318-6720; Varga, György/0000-0003-4784-6372} } @article{MTMT:31229840, title = {The Upper Palaeolithic at Trenčianske Bohuslavice, Western Carpathians, Slovakia}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/31229840}, author = {Wilczyński, J and Žaár, O and Nemergut, A and Kufel-Diakowska, B and Hoyo, MM and Morczek, P and Páll-Gergely, Barna and Oberc, T and Lengyel, György}, doi = {10.1080/00934690.2020.1733334}, journal-iso = {J FIELD ARCHAEOL}, journal = {JOURNAL OF FIELD ARCHAEOLOGY}, volume = {45}, unique-id = {31229840}, issn = {0093-4690}, year = {2020}, eissn = {2042-4582}, pages = {270-292}, orcid-numbers = {Wilczyński, J/0000-0002-9786-0693; Žaár, O/0000-0001-6432-490X; Nemergut, A/0000-0002-4176-1733; Kufel-Diakowska, B/0000-0002-1316-6216; Hoyo, MM/0000-0003-3632-7227; Morczek, P/0000-0003-2702-5577; Páll-Gergely, Barna/0000-0002-6167-7221; Oberc, T/0000-0002-0186-261X; Lengyel, György/0000-0002-7803-3043} } @article{MTMT:3331516, title = {High-resolution paleoclimatic proxy data from the MIS3/2 transition recorded in northeastern Hungarian loess}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/3331516}, author = {Bösken, J and Obreht, I and Zeeden, C and Klasen, N and Hambach, U and Sümegi, Pál and Lehmkuhl, F}, doi = {10.1016/j.quaint.2017.12.008}, journal-iso = {QUATERN INT}, journal = {QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL}, volume = {502/PartA}, unique-id = {3331516}, issn = {1040-6182}, abstract = {The Bodrogkeresztúr loess-paleosol sequence in northeastern Hungary was investigated to improve our understanding of the paleoenvironmental conditions at the foothills of the Carpathians and their impact on the Gravettian population. The main part of the section is comprised of eolian deposits that enable the reconstruction of the paleoenvironmental conditions. This study comprises grain size, geochemical, color and rock magnetic analysis, as well as luminescence and radiocarbon dating. The chronological data place this section from later MIS 3 until present, but also suggest erosion of the sediment in the late MIS 2 and the (early) Holocene. Moreover, generally more humid conditions during late MIS3 and early MIS2 are observed, in comparison to other regions in the Carpathian Basin. Main dust source was most likely the Tisza floodplain, and the material was probably transported to the site from a northeastern wind direction. Increased weathering led to the formation of a well-developed MIS3 paleosol. The loess exhibits elevated values of frequency dependent magnetic susceptibility that highlight the relatively mild conditions during loess formation. Nevertheless, two loess layers with high sand abundance in the profile indicate colder and dryer conditions with increased eolian dynamics during short periods within MIS2. Finally, the Bodrogkeresztúr section highlights the unique microclimatic conditions at the foothill areas of the Carpathian Basin, which may have offered a favorable environment for the Gravettian population. © 2017 Elsevier Ltd and INQUA.}, keywords = {Magnetic susceptibility; loess; luminescence dating; Wind directions derived from AMS measurements; Weathering indices; Grain size analysis}, year = {2019}, eissn = {1873-4553}, pages = {95-107}, orcid-numbers = {Sümegi, Pál/0000-0003-1755-4440} } @article{MTMT:30399128, title = {Clumped isotope paleotemperatures from MIS 5 soil carbonates in southern Hungary}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/30399128}, author = {Újvári, Gábor and Kele, Sándor and Bernasconi, SM and Haszpra, László and Novothny, Ágnes and Bradák, Balázs}, doi = {10.1016/j.palaeo.2019.01.002}, journal-iso = {PALAEOGEOGR PALAEOCL}, journal = {PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY}, volume = {518}, unique-id = {30399128}, issn = {0031-0182}, year = {2019}, eissn = {1872-616X}, pages = {72-81}, orcid-numbers = {Újvári, Gábor/0000-0002-2816-6155; Kele, Sándor/0000-0002-8607-7636; Haszpra, László/0000-0002-7747-6475; Novothny, Ágnes/0000-0003-3513-0406} } @article{MTMT:3244739, title = {Early Upper Paleolithic surface collections from loess-like sediments in the northern Carpathian Basin}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/3244739}, author = {Chu, Wei and Lengyel, György and Zeeden, Christian and Péntek, Attila and Kaminská, Ľubomíra and Mester, Zsolt}, doi = {10.1016/j.quaint.2017.05.017}, journal-iso = {QUATERN INT}, journal = {QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL}, volume = {485}, unique-id = {3244739}, issn = {1040-6182}, abstract = {The way in which modern humans first entered Europe has been a recent focus of Upper Paleolithic research. A leading theory posits that the Danube served as a conduit for migration from Southeastern into Central and Western Europe. However, a challenge to this has been the scarcity of Early Upper Paleolithic sites along the Middle Danube (Carpathian) Basin. Though several sites with Early Upper Paleolithic features (Szeletian, Aurignacian) are known from surface prospections, few have been archeologically investigated in detail.}, keywords = {Carpathian Basin; GRAIN-SIZE ANALYSIS; Aurignacian; Szeletian; Danube corridor hypothesis}, year = {2018}, eissn = {1873-4553}, pages = {167-182}, orcid-numbers = {Lengyel, György/0000-0002-7803-3043; Mester, Zsolt/0000-0001-5874-5935} } @article{MTMT:3298855, title = {Investigating the last glacial Gravettian site ‘Ságvár Lyukas Hill’ (Hungary) and its paleoenvironmental and geochronological context using a multi-proxy approach}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/3298855}, author = {Janina, Bösken and Sümegi, Pál and Christian, Zeeden and Nicole, Klasen and Gulyás, Sándor and Frank, Lehmkuhl}, doi = {10.1016/j.palaeo.2017.08.010}, journal-iso = {PALAEOGEOGR PALAEOCL}, journal = {PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY}, volume = {509}, unique-id = {3298855}, issn = {0031-0182}, year = {2018}, eissn = {1872-616X}, pages = {77-90}, orcid-numbers = {Sümegi, Pál/0000-0003-1755-4440; Gulyás, Sándor/0000-0002-3384-2381} } @article{MTMT:3365644, title = {Loess correlations – Between myth and reality}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/3365644}, author = {Marković, SB and Stevens, T and Mason, J and Vandenberghe, J and Yang, S and Veres, D and Újvári, Gábor and Timar-Gabor, A and Zeeden, C and Guo, Z and Hao, Q and Obreht, I and Hambach, U and Wu, H and Gavrilov, MB and Rolf, C and Tomić, N and Lehmkuhl, F}, doi = {10.1016/j.palaeo.2018.04.018}, journal-iso = {PALAEOGEOGR PALAEOCL}, journal = {PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY}, volume = {509}, unique-id = {3365644}, issn = {0031-0182}, abstract = {Abstract The correlation of loess sequences across global, hemispheric, regional and local scales is one of the most fundamental aspects to loess research. However, despite recent progress in stratigraphic and chronometric methods, the correlation of many loess sequences is often still based on untested assumptions over loess deposition, preservation, soil type and age. As such, the aim of this overview is to provide an adequate framework for evaluation of the accuracy of loess correlations applied on different temporal and spatial scales across Eurasia. This opens up possibilities for detailed temporal and spatial environmental reconstructions across the huge loess provinces of the Eurasia and provides a framework for future extension of this to North America. Additionally, we evaluate the potential development of appropriate sub-millennial scale loess correlations, as well as essentially important chronological approaches for establishing valid correlations between different loess records, such as current improvements in tephrochronology, 14C and luminescence dating techniques.}, keywords = {SCALES; PLEISTOCENE; Northern Hemisphere; Loess-palaeosol sequences}, year = {2018}, eissn = {1872-616X}, pages = {4-23}, orcid-numbers = {Újvári, Gábor/0000-0002-2816-6155} } @article{MTMT:3379923, title = {The Crvenka loess-paleosol sequence. a record of continuous grassland domination in the southern Carpathian Basin during the Late Pleistocene}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/3379923}, author = {Slobodan, B Marković and Sümegi, Pál and Thomas, Stevens and Randall, J Schaetzl and Igor, Obreht6 and Wei, Chu and Björn, Buggle and Michael, Zech and Roland, Zech and Christian, Zeeden and Milivoj, B Gavrilov and Zoran, Perić and Zorica, Svirčev and Frank, Lehmkuhl}, doi = {10.1016/j.palaeo.2018.03.019}, journal-iso = {PALAEOGEOGR PALAEOCL}, journal = {PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY}, volume = {509}, unique-id = {3379923}, issn = {0031-0182}, year = {2018}, eissn = {1872-616X}, pages = {33-46}, orcid-numbers = {Sümegi, Pál/0000-0003-1755-4440} } @article{MTMT:3201895, title = {Estimation of wind-driven soil erosion of a loess-like sediment and its implications for the occurrence of archaeological surface and subsurface finds. An example from the environs of Corneşti-Iarcuri, western Romania}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/3201895}, author = {Nykamp, M and Knitter, D and Timár, Gábor and Krause, J and Heeb, B S and Szentmiklosi, A and Schütt, B}, doi = {10.1016/j.jasrep.2017.03.030}, journal-iso = {J ARCHAEOL SCI REP}, journal = {JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE: REPORTS}, volume = {12}, unique-id = {3201895}, issn = {2352-409X}, year = {2017}, eissn = {2352-4103}, pages = {601-612}, orcid-numbers = {Timár, Gábor/0000-0001-9675-6192} } @article{MTMT:3296802, title = {Coupled European and Greenland last glacial dust activity driven by North Atlantic climate}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/3296802}, author = {Újvári, Gábor and Stevens, T and Molnár, Mihály and Demény, Attila and Fabrice, L and Varga, György and Jull, Timothy AJ and Páll-Gergely, Barna and Buylaert, JP and Kovács, János}, doi = {10.1073/pnas.1712651114}, journal-iso = {P NATL ACAD SCI USA}, journal = {PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA}, volume = {114}, unique-id = {3296802}, issn = {0027-8424}, year = {2017}, eissn = {1091-6490}, pages = {E10632-E10638}, orcid-numbers = {Újvári, Gábor/0000-0002-2816-6155; Demény, Attila/0000-0003-0522-9018; Varga, György/0000-0003-4784-6372; Páll-Gergely, Barna/0000-0002-6167-7221; Kovács, János/0000-0001-7742-5515} } @article{MTMT:3011427, title = {The physics of wind-blown loess: Implications for grain size proxy interpretations in Quaternary paleoclimate studies}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/3011427}, author = {Újvári, Gábor and Kok, J F and Varga, György and Kovács, János}, doi = {10.1016/j.earscirev.2016.01.006}, journal-iso = {EARTH-SCI REV}, journal = {EARTH-SCIENCE REVIEWS}, volume = {154}, unique-id = {3011427}, issn = {0012-8252}, abstract = {Loess deposits are recorders of aeolian activity during past glaciations. Since the size distribution of loess deposits depends on distance to the dust source, and environmental conditions at the source, during transport, and at deposition, loess particle size distributions and derived statistical measures are widely used proxies in Quaternary paleoenvironmental studies. However, the interpretation of these proxies often only considers dust transport processes. To move beyond such overly simplistic proxy interpretations, and toward proxy interpretations that consider the range of environmental processes that determine loess particle size distribution variations we provide a comprehensive review on the physics of dust particle mobilization and deposition. Furthermore, using high-resolution bulk loess and quartz grain size datasets from a last glacial/interglacial sequence, we show that, because grain size distributions are affected by multiple, often stochastic processes, changes in these distributions over time allow multiple interpretations for the driving processes. Consequently, simplistic interpretations of proxy variations in terms of only one factor (e.g. wind speed) are likely to be inaccurate. Nonetheless using loess proxies to understand temporal changes in the dust cycle and environmental parameters requires (i) a careful site selection, to minimize the effects of topography and source distance, and (ii) the joint use of bulk and quartz grain size proxies, together with high resolution mass accumulation rate calculations if possible. © 2016 Elsevier B.V.}, keywords = {Quaternary; Quartz; wind; loess; Grain size proxy; Aeolian dynamics}, year = {2016}, eissn = {1872-6828}, pages = {247-278}, orcid-numbers = {Újvári, Gábor/0000-0002-2816-6155; Varga, György/0000-0003-4784-6372; Kovács, János/0000-0001-7742-5515} } @article{MTMT:2920426, title = {Danube loess stratigraphy - Towards a pan-European loess stratigraphic model}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/2920426}, author = {Marković, SB and Stevens, T and Kukla, GJ and Hambach, U and Fitzsimmons, KE and Gibbard, P and Buggle, B and Zech, M and Guo, Z and Hao, Q and Wu, H and O'Hara, Dhand K and Smalley, IJ and Újvári, Gábor and Sümegi, Pál and Timar-Gabor, A and Veres, D and Sirocko, F and Vasiljević, DA and Jary, Z and Svensson, A and Jović, V and Lehmkuhl, F and Kovács, János and Svirčev, Z}, doi = {10.1016/j.earscirev.2015.06.005}, journal-iso = {EARTH-SCI REV}, journal = {EARTH-SCIENCE REVIEWS}, volume = {148}, unique-id = {2920426}, issn = {0012-8252}, abstract = {The Danube River drainage basin is the second largest river catchment in Europe and contains a significant and extensive region of thick loess deposits that preserve a record of a wide variety of recent and past environments. Indeed, the Danube River and tributaries may themselves be responsible for the transportation of large volumes of silt that ultimately drive loess formation in the middle and lower reaches of this large catchment. However, this vast loess province lacks a unified stratigraphic scheme. European loess research started in the late 17th century in the Danube Basin with the work of Count Luigi Ferdinand Marsigli. Since that time numerous investigations provided the basis for the pioneering stratigraphic framework proposed initially by Kukla (1970, 1977) in his correlations of loess with deep-sea sediments. Loess-palaeosol sequences in the middle and lower reaches of the Danube River basin were a key part of this framework and contain some of the longest and most complete continental climate records in Europe, covering more than the last million years. However, the very size of the Danube loess belt and the large number of countries it covers presents a major limiting factor in developing a unified approach that enables continental scale analysis of the deposits. Local loess-palaeosol stratigraphic schemes have been defined separately in different countries and the difficulties in correlating such schemes, which often change significantly with advances in age-dating, have limited the number of basin-wide studies. A unified basin-wide stratigraphic model would greatly alleviate these difficulties and facilitate research into the wider significance of these loess records. Therefore we review the existing stratigraphic schemes and define a new Danube Basin wide loess stratigraphy based around a synthetic type section of the Mošorin and Stari Slankamen sites in Serbia. We present a detailed comparison with the sedimentological and palaeoclimatic records preserved in sediments of the Chinese Loess Plateau, with the oxygen isotope records from deep-sea sediments, and with classic European Pleistocene stratigraphic subdivisions. The hierarchy of Danubian stratigraphic units is determined by climatically controlled environmental shifts, in a similar way to the Chinese loess stratigraphic scheme. A new unified Danube loess stratigraphic model has a number of advantages, including preventing confusion resulting from the use of multiple national schemes, a more transparent basis, and the potential to set Pleistocene palaeoenvironmental changes recorded in the Danube catchment area into a global context. The use of a very simple labelling system based on the well-established Chinese loess scheme facilitates interpretation of palaeoenvironmental information reported from the Danube Basin loess sites in a wider more accessible context that can be readily correlated world-wide. This stratigraphic approach also provides, for the first time, an appropriate framework for the development of an integrated, pan-European and potentially pan-Eurasian loess stratigraphic scheme. © 2015 Elsevier B.V.}, keywords = {Europe; STRATIGRAPHY; PLEISTOCENE; Danube; loess; Chinese Loess Plateau}, year = {2015}, eissn = {1872-6828}, pages = {228-258}, orcid-numbers = {Újvári, Gábor/0000-0002-2816-6155; Sümegi, Pál/0000-0003-1755-4440; Kovács, János/0000-0001-7742-5515} } @article{MTMT:2999019, title = {High-resolution OSL dating of the Costineşti section (Dobrogea, SE Romania) using fine and coarse quartz}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/2999019}, author = {Constantin, D and Begy, Róbert-Csaba and Vasiliniuc, S and Panaiotu, C and Necula, C and Codrea, V and Timar-Gabor, A}, doi = {10.1016/j.quaint.2013.06.016}, journal-iso = {QUATERN INT}, journal = {QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL}, volume = {334}, unique-id = {2999019}, issn = {1040-6182}, abstract = {Previous studies on the application of optically stimulated luminescence dating on quartz extracted from Romanian loess yielded inconsistent age estimates between different grain sizes. The present work reports a high-resolution SAR-OSL chronology for the L1 (MIS 2-4), S1 (MIS 5) and L2 (MIS 6) units of the loess-palaeosol profile from Costineşti, that contains at least five loess-palaeosol alternations and is located on the Black Sea Shore (Dobrogea, SE Romania). Analysis were performed on fine (4-11μm) and coarse (63-90μm) quartz grains extracted from 25 samples collected at very high resolution (10-20cm). Luminescence investigations confirm the reliability of the SAR-OSL dating protocol previously applied to Romanian loess (preheat at 220°C for 10s, cutheat to 180°C and elevated temperature OSL (ETOSL). The dose-response curve is best described by the sum of two saturating exponential functions. The results confirm the different saturation characteristics of fine and coarse grains of quartz, as reported in previous studies on loess sections in SE Romania. The equivalent doses obtained for coarse grains are higher than those obtained for fine grains, for all samples. The fine quartz OSL age estimates are significantly younger than the coarse quartz age results, as in the case of previous studies on the Mircea-Vodǎ and Mostiştea loess sections. Coarse quartz in samples collected from the upper part of S1 yielded ages of 94±11ka, 116±11ka and 120±10ka that do not seem to underestimate the true burial age. The same observation applies to the upper part of L2. Overall, from the luminescence results it can be concluded that the S1 palaeosol formed during the MIS 5, and the discrepancy observed on coarse and fine quartz OSL ages is a general feature of SE Romanian loess. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd and INQUA.}, keywords = {Romania; Quartz; OPTICAL METHOD; grain size; Age determination; Saturation; fine grained sediment; paleosol; marine isotope stage; loess; luminescence dating; SEDIMENT YIELD; Dobrogea; Black Sea Coast [Romania]; coastal sediment}, year = {2014}, eissn = {1873-4553}, pages = {20-29} } @article{MTMT:2798781, title = {Palaeoenvironment and geoconservation of mammoths from the Nosak loess-palaeosol sequence (Drmno, northeastern Serbia): Initial results and perspectives.}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/2798781}, author = {Markovic, S B and Korac, Miomir and Mrdic, Nemanja and Buylaert, Jan-Pieter and Thiel, Christine and McLaren, Sue J and Stevens, Thomas and Tomic, Nemanja and Petic, Nikola and Jovanovic, Mladjen and Vasiljevic, D A and Sümegi, Pál and Gavrilov, Milivoj B. and Obreht, Igor}, doi = {10.1016/j.quaint.2013.05.047}, journal-iso = {QUATERN INT}, journal = {QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL}, volume = {334-335}, unique-id = {2798781}, issn = {1040-6182}, year = {2014}, eissn = {1873-4553}, pages = {30-39}, orcid-numbers = {Sümegi, Pál/0000-0003-1755-4440} } @article{MTMT:2790432, title = {AMS 14C and OSL/IRSL dating of the Dunaszekcső loess sequence (Hungary): chronology for 20 to 150 ka and implications for establishing reliable age–depth models for the last 40 ka}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/2790432}, author = {Újvári, Gábor and Molnár, Mihály and Novothny, Ágnes and Páll-Gergely, Barna and Kovács, János and Várhegyi, András}, doi = {10.1016/j.quascirev.2014.06.009}, journal-iso = {QUATERN SCI REV}, journal = {QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS}, volume = {106}, unique-id = {2790432}, issn = {0277-3791}, abstract = {Abstract As revealed by 18 AMS radiocarbon and 24 OSL/IRSL ages the Dunaszekcső loess-paleosol sequence is an excellent terrestrial record of paleoenvironmental change in the Carpathian Basin for the last 130 ka, with significant soil forming episodes during the Eemian interglacial (130–115 ka, MIS 5e) and in some subsequent MIS 5 stages, and distinct periods of loess accumulations during the MIS 4 and MIS 2. Charcoals from the sequence made it possible to test the accuracy of 14C ages from mollusc shells. This approach revealed that 14C ages from some gastropods having small shells (<10 mm) (Succinella oblonga, Vitrea crystallina) are statistically indistinguishable from the ages of charcoals, while others (Clausiliidae sp., Chondrula tridens) show age anomalies up to 600–800 years. OSL and pIRIR@290 ages are found to be consistently older, while post-IR OSL ages are younger than the 14C ages from charcoals and molluscs by some thousands of years, except for pIRIR@225 ages that match the radiocarbon ages quite well. OSL and IRSL ages have scatters up to 7–10 thousand years within 40 ka, while charcoals and small molluscs yield consistent ages with relatively low variability. Beyond the observation that some small molluscs seem to yield reliable 14C ages, calibrated 2σ age ranges of the radiocarbon data (ca 500–800 years for 20 to 30 ka) are an order of magnitude narrower than those of the OSL/IRSL methods (1800–4000 years for 25 to 35 ka). Thus, for establishing chronologies within 40 ka, which are both accurate and precise enough to address issues like synchroneity of millennial-scale paleoenvironmental events across regions (e.g. North Atlantic and Europe), AMS radiocarbon dating of shells of specific loess molluscs and charcoals may probably be a powerful chronological tool. However, additional work is definitely required involving 14C and OSL/IRSL dates from other loess sequences to further test the performance of these two supposedly robust chronometers.}, keywords = {Hungary; radiocarbon dating; mollusc; paleosol; loess; OSL and IRSL dating}, year = {2014}, eissn = {1873-457X}, pages = {140-154}, orcid-numbers = {Újvári, Gábor/0000-0002-2816-6155; Novothny, Ágnes/0000-0003-3513-0406; Páll-Gergely, Barna/0000-0002-6167-7221; Kovács, János/0000-0001-7742-5515} } @article{MTMT:1934996, title = {Evaluating the use of clay mineralogy, Sr-Nd isotopes and zircon U-Pb ages in tracking dust provenance: An example from loess of the Carpathian Basin}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/1934996}, author = {Újvári, Gábor and Raucsikné Varga, Andrea Beáta and Ramos, F C and Kovács, János and Németh, Tibor and Stevens, T}, doi = {10.1016/j.chemgeo.2012.02.007}, journal-iso = {CHEM GEOL}, journal = {CHEMICAL GEOLOGY}, volume = {304-305}, unique-id = {1934996}, issn = {0009-2541}, year = {2012}, eissn = {1872-6836}, pages = {83-96}, orcid-numbers = {Újvári, Gábor/0000-0002-2816-6155; Raucsikné Varga, Andrea Beáta/0000-0002-8673-1482; Kovács, János/0000-0001-7742-5515; Németh, Tibor/0000-0002-1836-6006} } @article{MTMT:1943041, title = {The loess-paleosol sequence of Basaharc (Hungary) revisited: Mollusc-based paleoecological results for the Middle and Upper Pleistocene}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/1943041}, author = {Sümegi, Pál and Gulyás, Sándor and Persaits, Gergő and Páll, Dávid Gergely and Molnár, Dávid}, doi = {10.1016/j.quaint.2011.05.005}, journal-iso = {QUATERN INT}, journal = {QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL}, volume = {240}, unique-id = {1943041}, issn = {1040-6182}, abstract = {The present study discusses the findings of detailed stratigraphical, sedimentological, geochemical and paleoecological investigations implemented as part of a 1990 campaign to Pécsi's studied profile at Hungary's important Danubian loess profile at Basaharc. In older studies, there were major discrepancies between the old lithostratigraphic classifications and the numerical ages. According to the findings of this study, the Basaharc Double Paleosol Complex, described formerly from the lower brickyard as a stratotype of Middle Würmian, is an isochronous heterotype of the Mende Upper Paleosol Complex from Profile #1 due to reworking. However, the lower member of the Mende Upper Paleosol Complex must have formed not at the boundary of the Upper and Middle Würmian as originally presumed, but during the Riss-Würmian interglacial. Conversely, the upper member of this same complex developed during an interglacial between the Upper and Middle Würmian, implying the presence of a huge erosional hiatus between the two members of the paleosol complex. The genetics of the individual paleosol layers needs a re-evaluation as well. The majority of the soils formerly conceived to be of steppe and forest steppe origin developed among closed woodland conditions. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd and INQUA.}, keywords = {Hungary; Mollusca; Sedimentology; PLEISTOCENE; Geochemistry; Sequence stratigraphy; paleoecology; steppe; paleosol; loess; lithostratigraphy; stratotype}, year = {2011}, eissn = {1873-4553}, pages = {181-192}, orcid-numbers = {Sümegi, Pál/0000-0003-1755-4440; Gulyás, Sándor/0000-0002-3384-2381; Molnár, Dávid/0000-0001-5304-0741} } @article{MTMT:2972519, title = {Malacological and sedimentological evidence for "warm" glacial climate from the Irig loess sequence, Vojvodina, Serbia}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/2972519}, author = {Marković, SB and Oches, EA and McCoy, WD and Frechen, M and Gaudenyi, Tivadar}, doi = {10.1029/2006GC001565}, journal-iso = {GEOCHEM GEOPHY GEOSY}, journal = {GEOCHEMISTRY GEOPHYSICS GEOSYSTEMS}, volume = {8}, unique-id = {2972519}, year = {2007}, eissn = {1525-2027} } @article{MTMT:231404, title = {Quatermalacological analyses for modeling of the Upper Weichselian palaeoenvironmental changes in the Carpathian Basin}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/231404}, author = {Sümegi, Pál and Krolopp, E}, doi = {10.1016/S1040-6182(01)00102-1}, journal-iso = {QUATERN INT}, journal = {QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL}, volume = {91}, unique-id = {231404}, issn = {1040-6182}, year = {2002}, eissn = {1873-4553}, pages = {53-63}, orcid-numbers = {Sümegi, Pál/0000-0003-1755-4440} }