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More generally applicable (in both respects) are definitions based on pollen and fossil soiIs on land, and on palaeotemperature indices at sea. Pollen is widely favoured because it is an unambiguous and sensitive indicator which can be applied to most ßoristic zones. The changes in climate revealed by pollen analysis, especially as regards temperature, can often be traced over lang distances, and radiocarbon dating shows that some of the boundaries between pollen zones are almost time-paralleI.
The issues of definition and delimitation are prominent in Quatemary studies, witness the perennial debate over the nature 36 RECENT EARTH HISTORY and posltlOn of the Pliocene-Pleistocene boundary. This chapter is chiefly concerned with the Holocene because it is a unit which is especially prone to reassessment in the light of radiometrie dating. The Holocene The name Holoeene (from the Greek oAos whole, entire, and Kawas reeent) was introdueed by Gervais in 1869; in 1885 the Portuguese Commission at the International Geological Congress suggested that it should rank as a Tertiary 'stage' to follow the Pleistoeene.
32 The first maintains that the sea rose to its current level 3000-5000 years ago and has since ßuctuated above and below it, the second that sea level has remained relatively stable since that time, and the third that the rise has been continuous. In some respects the viewpoints diverge less than suggested by a drastic classification of this kind. 33 Furthermore, most published curves agree in showing that the sea lay between 8 and 12 m below its present level about 7000 years ago. M However, the divergences remain striking even within restricted areas (figure 11).