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Relevant geological, geographical, archaeological data were collected to study the characteristics of middle Holocene warm period and sea level high on North China coast. Middle Holocene climate and sea level change on North China coast were correlated to warm marine environment events in about 8-3 ka B.P. The sea level in about 8 ka B.P. was higher than present mean sea level, then fluctuated for 5 000 years and after that it became even in 3 ka B.P. The highest sea level occurred in about 6-5 ka B.P.; the maximum was about 2–3 m and minimum was about 1–2 m.
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Guanglan, M., Yousong, H. & Shaoqing, W. Middle Holocene warm period and sea level high in coastal areas, North China. Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 23, 252–258 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02894247
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