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This study is based on 616 geochronological ages from aeolian
and colluvial sediments as well as paleosols, representing the
largest database of geochronological data from northeastern
Germany available to date. Cumulative probability density functions
for radiocarbon data and kernel density estimates for luminescence
data were created covering the last 15 ka. The data analysis aimed at the identification of changes and their drivers in geomorphodynamics and soil formation. The ages representing
aeolian activity cluster in the Late Glacial, the Early Holocene, and the Late Holocene, where the first two clusters are assumed to
result mostly from climatic impact with only a minor share of
human impact triggering the mobilization of aeolian sediments.
The third cluster is considered to result mainly from human
impact. The Late Glacial to Early Holocene activity phase is interrupted by a phase of surface stability around 11.5–12.7 ka, which is indicated by the occurrence of initial soil formations of Finow and Usselo types. Colluvial sedimentation predominantly occurred during the last 7 ka and clearly accelerated since the last 1000 a. According to the ages of specific paleosol types, related soilforming processes started already in the Late Glacial and were
completed in the Holocene.