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Sea-Level And Crustal Movements Along The New England-Acadian Shore, 4,500-3,000 B.P, W. Harrison, C. J. Lyon
Sea-Level And Crustal Movements Along The New England-Acadian Shore, 4,500-3,000 B.P, W. Harrison, C. J. Lyon
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Remains of three drowned forests have been investigated at Odiorne Point, New Hampshire, and Fort Lawrence and Grand Pre, west-central Nova Scotia. Carbon-14 ages and altitudes below mean tide levels were determined for four in-place stumps of white pine at each locality. Assuming that each dated stump was killed by rising salt water, and that its C14 age represented its true age at death, it was possible to construct curves showing the sequence of submergence and emergence at each site.
A continuous transgression of the sea, approximating 0.31 foot per century, is indicated for the period 4,500-3,200 B.P. This rate …