Research article · 2026
Holocene vegetation change, climate variability, and human impacts on the Seki Basin (southwestern Türkiye): Evidence from a multiproxy approach
Zahra Hashemi, Demet Biltekin, Alan M. Greaves, Sena Akçer-Ön, Zeki Bora Ön, Memet Namık Çağatay, Ömer Yetemen · Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 700, 114053 (2026)
What this study does
The study combines pollen, sediment geochemistry and organic/inorganic carbon information from a 4.7 m sediment sequence to reconstruct environmental change from the terminal Pleistocene through the Holocene.
Main finding
The record documents a cold/arid Younger Dryas followed by warmer and wetter early-Holocene conditions, while anthropogenic indicators become increasingly important during the later Holocene.
When this paper may be useful
- Holocene vegetation and climate in southwestern Anatolia
- Pollen–geochemistry multiproxy comparisons
- Separating climatic and human influences
- Regional archaeological–environmental synthesis
Methods and keywords
Suggested citation
Zahra Hashemi, Demet Biltekin, Alan M. Greaves, Sena Akçer-Ön, Zeki Bora Ön, Memet Namık Çağatay, Ömer Yetemen (2026). Holocene vegetation change, climate variability, and human impacts on the Seki Basin (southwestern Türkiye): Evidence from a multiproxy approach. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 700, 114053. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2026.114053
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