On this page, you will find a collection of links to scientific publications that are relevant to this project or that can contribute to a deeper exemplary understanding of the processes and circumstances that may be related to the Reinterpretation of Germania Magna presented here. These publications span different research areas.
The collection includes:
- Primary literature: Scientific publications presenting the results of new research.
- Secondary literature: Scientific publications summarizing, analyzing, or interpreting primary literature.
- Comparative literature: Publications that exemplify similar processes and circumstances in other contexts.
- Additional resources: Links to websites, databases, and other resources that may be relevant to the reinterpretation
The following publications are intended to help answer specific questions exemplarily, which may be related to the necessary processes and events required for extensive landscape transformation. These include considerations of tectonic fracture events and rift systems, with corresponding effects on maritime landslide events and the formation of new sedimentation basins.
- The Chiemgau Meteorite Impact Strewn Field and the Digital Terrain Model: “Earthquake” Liquefaction from Above and from Below
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.11274.79041 Abstract The Chiemgau strewn field discovered and established in the early new millennium(Schryvers and Raeymaekers, 2004; Schüssler et al., 2005; Rösler et al. 2005, Rappenglück,M. et al., 2005, Hoffmann et al., 2005, 2006; Yang et al 2008), extensively investigated in thefollowing decade until today (Ernstson et al. 2010, 2011, … Read moreThe Chiemgau Meteorite Impact Strewn Field and the Digital Terrain Model: “Earthquake” Liquefaction from Above and from Below - Neues zur „Odergermanischen Gruppe“: Das innere Barbaricum an der unteren Oder im 5.–6. Jh. ADDOI https://doi.org/10.11588/heidok.00015918 Abstract In the early Migration Period (Period D), the climate worsened dramatically and weather became very cool and dry in the course of only a few decades. Very poor conditions for land cultivation and animal husbandry resulted from this, which withdrew their livelihood in many places from the Germanic … Read moreNeues zur „Odergermanischen Gruppe“: Das innere Barbaricum an der unteren Oder im 5.–6. Jh. AD
- Herrschaftswechsel als Zäsur? Thüringen im Frankenreich – eine andere GeschichteDOI https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111128818-014 Abstract Der Band analysiert in enger interdisziplinärer Debatte von Archäologen und Historikern die Dukate des Merowingerreiches einschließlich ihrer möglichen spätantiken Vorläufer. Ziel ist ein systematischer Vergleich von duces und Dukaten innerhalb des Frankenreiches des 6. bis 8. Jahrhunderts sowie weiterer ausgewählter Beispiele. Dabei wird jeweils nach Zeitpunkt, Voraussetzungen und Umständen ihrer … Read moreHerrschaftswechsel als Zäsur? Thüringen im Frankenreich – eine andere Geschichte
- Vulkanismus in Mitteldeutschland. Band 4: Explosiver Vulkanismus im Bereich der Halle-Störung. Die Campusbohrung 3 in Heide SüdDescription This book series is a collection of application-oriented works from the years 2002–2020, focusing on volcanism in Saxony-Anhalt and Saxony. The works encompass engineering geological, geotechnical, and scientific aspects, highlighting various exposures and drillings at different locations. These are self-contained projects that, due to the overarching theme of volcanism, are … Read moreVulkanismus in Mitteldeutschland. Band 4: Explosiver Vulkanismus im Bereich der Halle-Störung. Die Campusbohrung 3 in Heide Süd
- Vulkanismus in Mitteldeutschland. Band 2: Explosiver Vulkanismus im Bereich der Halle-Störung zwischen Halle (Saale) und Leipzig. Die Tiefbohrung Lochau 7/65.Description This book series is a collection of application-oriented works from the years 2002–2020, focusing on volcanism in Saxony-Anhalt and Saxony. The works encompass engineering geological, geotechnical, and scientific aspects, highlighting various exposures and drillings at different locations. These are self-contained projects that, due to the overarching theme of volcanism, are … Read moreVulkanismus in Mitteldeutschland. Band 2: Explosiver Vulkanismus im Bereich der Halle-Störung zwischen Halle (Saale) und Leipzig. Die Tiefbohrung Lochau 7/65.
- A new tectonic model for the Laurentia-Avalonia-Baltica sutures in the North Sea: A case study along MONA LISA profile 3DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2006.09.017 Abstract We present a new model for the lithospheric structure of the transitions between Laurentia, Avalonia and Baltica in the North Sea, northwestern Europe based on 2¾D potential field modelling of MONA LISA profile 3 across the Central Graben, with constraints from seismic P-wave velocity models and the crustal … Read moreA new tectonic model for the Laurentia-Avalonia-Baltica sutures in the North Sea: A case study along MONA LISA profile 3
- What caused terrestrial dust loading and climate downturns between A.D. 533 and 540?DOI https://doi.org/10.1130/2014.2505(23) Abstract Sn-rich particles, Ni-rich particles, and cosmic spherules are found together at four discrete stratigraphic levels within the 362–360 m depth interval of the Greenland Ice Sheet Project 2 (GISP2) ice core (72.6°N, 38.5°W, elevation: 3203 m). Using a previously derived calendar-year time scale, these particles span a time … Read moreWhat caused terrestrial dust loading and climate downturns between A.D. 533 and 540?
- Continental-scale temperature variability during the past two millenniaDOI https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo1797 Abstract Past global climate changes had strong regional expression. To elucidate their spatio-temporal pattern, we reconstructed past temperatures for seven continental-scale regions during the past one to two millennia. The most coherent feature in nearly all of the regional temperature reconstructions is a long-term cooling trend, which ended late … Read moreContinental-scale temperature variability during the past two millennia
- Seismic velocity structure of crustal intrusions in the Danish BasinDOI 10.1016/j.tecto.2011.11.019 We image the east- and westward extent of a crustal high-velocity body, the thickness of a layered sequence around the Moho at the flank of the body, and the uppermost mantle velocity along the 320 km long refraction and wide-angle reflection seismic profile ESTRID 2007 in the Danish Basin. … Read moreSeismic velocity structure of crustal intrusions in the Danish Basin
- Mechanism for the Uplift of Gongga Shan in the Southeastern Tibetan Plateau Constrained by 3D Magnetotelluric DataDOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2021GL097394 Abstract Plain Language Summary Continent‐continent collisions are an important tectonic process and have controlled the formation of the modern continents. The India‐Asia collision is the best modern example and has produced both a high elevation plateau and the world’s highest mountain belts. A range of tectonic processes occurs during … Read moreMechanism for the Uplift of Gongga Shan in the Southeastern Tibetan Plateau Constrained by 3D Magnetotelluric Data
- Dynamics of Mid-Palaeocene North Atlantic rifting linked with European intra-plate deformationsDOI https://doi.org/10.1038/nature06379 Abstract The process of continental break-up provides a large-scale experiment that can be used to test causal relations between plate tectonics and the dynamics of the Earth’s deep mantle1,2. Detailed diagnostic information on the timing and dynamics of such events, which are not resolved by plate kinematic reconstructions, can … Read moreDynamics of Mid-Palaeocene North Atlantic rifting linked with European intra-plate deformations
- A submerged Stone Age hunting architecture from the Western Baltic SeaDOI https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2312008121 Abstract The Baltic Sea basins, some of which only submerged in the mid-Holocene, preserve Stone Age structures that did not survive on land. Yet, the discovery of these features is challenging and requires cross-disciplinary approaches between archeology and marine geosciences. Here, we combine shipborne and autonomousunderwater vehicle hydroacoustic data … Read moreA submerged Stone Age hunting architecture from the Western Baltic Sea
- Sea-level change, glacial rebound and mantle viscosity for northern EuropeDOI https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-246x.1998.00541.x Abstract Northwestern Europe remains a key region for testing models of glacial isostasy because of the good geological record of crustal response to the glacial unloading since the time of the Last Glacial Maximum. Models for this rebound and associated sea-level change require a detailed knowledge of the ice-sheet … Read moreSea-level change, glacial rebound and mantle viscosity for northern Europe
- Continuous record of Holocene sea-level changes and coastal development of the Kattegat island Læsø (4900 years BP to present)DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.37570/bgsd-2016-64-01 Læsø is the largest island of the Kattegat–Skagerrak region and exposes a vast array of relative sealevel (RSL) indicators, mainly raised beach ridges, swales, lagoons and saltmarshes. The physical environment of continuous glacial rebound, excessive supply of sediment, shallow surrounding waters, low amplitudes of near-shore waves, and micro-tidal conditions … Read moreContinuous record of Holocene sea-level changes and coastal development of the Kattegat island Læsø (4900 years BP to present)
- Holocene Relative Sea-Level Changes from Near-, Intermediate-, and Far-Field LocationsDOI https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40641-015-0029-z Abstract Holocene relative sea-level (RSL) records exhibit spatial and temporal variability that arises mainly from the interaction of eustatic (land ice volume and thermal expansion) and isostatic (glacio- and hydro-) factors. We fit RSL histories from near-, intermediate-, and far-field locations with noisy-input Gaussian process models to assess rates … Read moreHolocene Relative Sea-Level Changes from Near-, Intermediate-, and Far-Field Locations
- Abrupt Holocene ice loss due to thinning and ungrounding in the Weddell Sea EmbaymentDOI https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-024-01375-8 Abstract The extent of grounded ice and buttressing by the Ronne Ice Shelf, which provides resistance to the outflow of ice streams, moderate West Antarctic Ice Sheet stability. During the Last Glacial Maximum, the ice sheet advanced and was grounded near the Weddell Sea continental shelf break. The timing … Read moreAbrupt Holocene ice loss due to thinning and ungrounding in the Weddell Sea Embayment
- One Thousand Centuries of Climatic Record from Camp Century on the Greenland Ice SheetDOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.166.3903.377 Abstract A correlation of time with depth has been evaluated for the Camp Century, Greenland, 1390 meter deep ice core. Oxygen isotopes in approximately 1600 samples throughout the core have been analyzed. Long-term variations in the isotopic composition of the ice reflect the climatic changes during the past nearly … Read moreOne Thousand Centuries of Climatic Record from Camp Century on the Greenland Ice Sheet
- The catastrophic final flooding of Doggerland by the Storegga Slide tsunamiDOI https://doi.org/10.4312/dp.35.1 Abstract Around 8200 calBP, large parts of the now submerged North Sea continental shelf (‘Doggerland’) were catastrophically flooded by the Storegga Slide tsunami, one of the largest tsunamis known for the Holocene, which was generated on the Norwegian coastal margin by a submarine landslide. In the present paper, we … Read moreThe catastrophic final flooding of Doggerland by the Storegga Slide tsunami
- Rapid Quaternary subsidence in the northwestern German North SeaDOI https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-29638-6 Abstract 3D and 2D seismic data reveal the base-reflection of the Quaternary in the northwestern German North Sea locally at depths of more than 1000 m. This indicates extremely fast subsidence, with a rate of up to 480 m/Ma during the Quaternary, resulting in a NNW-SSE oriented sedimentary depocentre. Distinct iceberg … Read moreRapid Quaternary subsidence in the northwestern German North Sea
- The Thor suture zone: From subduction to intraplate basin settingDOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/G37958.1 Abstract The crustal seismic velocity structure of northwestern Europe shows a low P-wave velocity zone (LVZ) in the lower crust along the Caledonian Thor suture zone (TSZ) that cannot be easily attributed to Avalonia or Baltica plates abutting the TSZ. The LVZ appears to correspond to a hitherto unrecognized … Read moreThe Thor suture zone: From subduction to intraplate basin setting
- Fault system evolution in the Baltic Sea area west of Rügen, NE GermanyDOI https://doi.org/10.1144/sp469.24 Abstract Based on reprocessed offshore seismic lines acquired during oil and gas exploration in the 1980s, we reconstruct the formation and reactivation of major fault systems in the southern Baltic Sea area since the late Paleozoic. The geological evolution of different crustal blocks from the Caledonian Avalonia-Baltica collision until … Read moreFault system evolution in the Baltic Sea area west of Rügen, NE Germany
- Germania magna – A new look at an old map: Rectifying Ptolemy’s geographical data for ancient places between the Rhine and the Vistula.DOI https://doi.org/10.11588/ger.2011.96480 Abstract This paper deals with the geographical indications for Germania magna in the Geographike Hyphegisis (ca. AD 150) of Claudius Ptolemaeus. Previous attempts at the identification of Ptolemaic locations were neither comprehensive nor based on a qualified analysis of the ancient data. By means of the geodetic-statistical analytic method … Read moreGermania magna – A new look at an old map: Rectifying Ptolemy’s geographical data for ancient places between the Rhine and the Vistula.
