Early human settlement and appearance of large-scale salt production in SE-Asia [Elektronische Ressource] : reconstruction of the coastline evolution and the palaeoenvironmental conditions in the north-eastern Mekong River Delta, Vietnam / vorgelegt von Ulrike Proske

Early human settlement and appearance oflarge-scale salt production in SE-Asia:Reconstruction of the coastline evolutionand the palaeoenvironmental conditions inthe north-eastern Mekong River Delta,VietnamDissertationzur Erlangung des Doktorgrades der Naturwissenschaftenam Fachbereich Geowissenschaftender Universit¨ at Bremenvorgelegt vonUlrike ProskeGutachter:Prof. Dr. Rudiger¨ HenrichProf. Dr. Hermann BehlingFebruar 2010Promotionskolloquium: 10.05.2010Mitglieder der Kommission:Prof. Dr. Rudiger¨ HenrichProf. Dr. Hermann BehlingProf. Dr. Katrin HuhnPD Dr. Hildegard WestphalPD Dr. Till HanebuthMirja Hoins3ContentsAbstract iiiZusammenfassung viiList of Figures xiList of Tables xiiiList of Abbreviations xv1 Introduction 11.1 Deltas worldwide .............................. 11.1.1 Delta development in geological history .............. 51.1.2 Delta devt in the Holocene ................ 61.2 Deltas of the Asian continent ....................... 91.2.1 Climate history since the LGM .................. 131.2.2 Sea-level since the LGM 151.2.3 Holocene delta formation...................... 181.2.4 Palaeoenvironmental development of the lower Mekong River re-gion since the LGM......................... 21.2.5 Human migration and colonization of deltaic landscapes .... 292 Scope and objectives of this thesis 353 Material and methods 373.1 Sampling................................... 373.2 Radiocarbon age control ..........................