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NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Avery Lake, Illinois 3,200 Year Sediment Lead Isotope Data

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This archived Paleoclimatology Study is available from the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), under the World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology. The associated NCEI study type is Lake. The data include parameters of paleolimnology with a geographic location of Illinois, United States Of America. The time period coverage is from 3176 to -60 in calendar years before present (BP). See metadata information for parameter and study location details. Please cite this study when using the data.
  • Cite as: Bird, B.W.; Wilson, J.J.; Escobar, J.; Kamenov, G.D.; Pollard, H.J.; Monaghn, G.W. (2019-10-16): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Avery Lake, Illinois 3,200 Year Sediment Lead Isotope Data. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/sgr2-qy89. Accessed [date].
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Dataset Point of Contact NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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Dataset Point of Contact Data Center Contact
NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology
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Coverage Description Date Range: 3176 cal yr BP to -60 cal yr BP;
Time Period -1226 to 2010
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -88.486
East: -88.486
South: 37.081
North: 37.081
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • Pre-Columbian lead pollution from Native American galena processing and land use in the midcontinental United States
    • Associated Reference published 2019
      Broxton W. Bird, Jeremy J. Wilson, Jaime Escobar, George D. Kamenov, Harvie J. Pollard, G. William Monaghn, 2019: Pre-Columbian lead pollution from Native American galena processing and land use in the midcontinental United States. Geology, , , 10.1130/G46673.1
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2019-10-16
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Data Update Frequency Data update frequency not available
Supplemental Information
STUDY NOTES: 3,200 year timeseries of Pb isotopes from the lower Ohio River (Avery Lake Illinois).
ABSTRACT SUPPLIED BY ORIGINATOR: The presence and sources of pre-Columbian (before 1492 CE) lead (Pb) pollution in the midcontinental United States were investigated using geochemical and Pb isotope analyses on sediment cores recovered from Avery Lake, a floodplain lake located directly adjacent to the Kincaid Mounds archaeological site on the lower Ohio River, Illinois. Geochemical results indicate the presence of Pb pollution during the Baumer (300 BCE to 300 CE) and Mississippian (1150-1450 CE) occupations, and since the 1800s. Pb isotope results link Mississippian Pb pollution to the processing and use of galena primarily from southeastern and/or central Missouri, and to a lesser extent the upper Mississippi River valley, with ~1.5 t (metric tons) of galena-derived Pb deposited in Avery Lake during this time. Pb pollution during the Baumer phase, equating to ~0.4 t of Pb, was not accompanied by a Pb isotope excursion and most likely originated from local biomass burning. These results provide new information about the environmental impacts associated with pre-Columbian Native Americans' interaction with and utilization of their landscape and its resources.
Purpose Records of past climate and environment derived from lake sediment records. Parameter keywords describe what was measured in this dataset. Additional summary information can be found in the abstracts of papers listed in the dataset citations.
Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Bird, B.W.; Wilson, J.J.; Escobar, J.; Kamenov, G.D.; Pollard, H.J.; Monaghn, G.W. (2019-10-16): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Avery Lake, Illinois 3,200 Year Sediment Lead Isotope Data. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/sgr2-qy89. Accessed [date].
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Cited Authors
  • Bird, B.W.
  • Wilson, J.J.
  • Escobar, J.
  • Kamenov, G.D.
  • Pollard, H.J.
  • Monaghn, G.W.
Originators
  • Bird, B.W.
  • Wilson, J.J.
  • Escobar, J.
  • Kamenov, G.D.
  • Pollard, H.J.
  • Monaghn, G.W.
Publishers
  • NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Theme keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
  • Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Paleoclimate Indicators > Ocean/Lake Records
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
  • earth science > paleoclimate > paleolimnology
  • earth science > paleoclimate > paleolimnology
  • earth science > paleoclimate > paleolimnology
  • earth science > paleoclimate > paleolimnology
  • earth science > paleoclimate > paleolimnology
  • earth science > paleoclimate > paleolimnology
  • earth science > paleoclimate > paleolimnology
  • earth science > paleoclimate > paleolimnology
  • earth science > paleoclimate > paleolimnology > geochemistry
Paleoenvironmental Standard Terms (PaST) Thesaurus
  • What: 208Pb/204Pb; Material: sediment
  • What: 207Pb/204Pb; Material: sediment
  • What: age; Material: null
  • What: 206Pb/204Pb; Material: sediment
  • What: 208Pb/204Pb; Material: sediment
  • What: 207Pb/204Pb; Material: sediment
  • What: depth; Material: null
  • What: 206Pb/204Pb; Material: sediment
Data Center keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
  • DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Place keywords
  • Continent > North America > United States Of America > Illinois > Avery Lake > LATITUDE 37.081 > LONGITUDE -88.486
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Bird, B.W.; Wilson, J.J.; Escobar, J.; Kamenov, G.D.; Pollard, H.J.; Monaghn, G.W. (2019-10-16): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Avery Lake, Illinois 3,200 Year Sediment Lead Isotope Data. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/sgr2-qy89. Accessed [date].
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