Problems of radiocarbon dating of raised beaches, based on experience in Spitsbergen¹

Abstract

During The summers of 1957 and 1958 the junior author served as glacial geologist with the Swedish Glaciological Expedition to Nordaustlandet (North-East Land), Spitsbergen (Fig. 1). One of the main objectives was to establish an absolute chronology of events leading to the partial deglaciation of this island.