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SINCE the publication of the first post-glacial pollen diagram from Toshmaidan (74°31′E, 33°56′N, ∼ 3,120 m OD) in the Kashmir Valley by one of the authors1, the age of the pollen sequence has been a bone of contention2–4. The organic deposits overlie a sequence of bluish-grey buttery clay and crushed rock, and were suggested1 to date from the last deglaciation. The pollen sequence was divided into eight stages, and showed a cold–warm–cold climatic sequence, which was similar to previous findings on postglacial climate5. Here we present radiocarbon dates on these deposits, and these confirm our previous work.
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SINGH, G., AGRAWAL, D. Radiocarbon evidence for deglaciation in north-western Himalaya, India. Nature 260, 232 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1038/260232a0
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