Preliminary Results of Radiocarbon Dating of Coastal Deposits of The Pleistocene Pluvial Lake of Burdur, Turkey

In this study, late quaternary transgresional and regression phases of the Burdur Lake has been determined by C-14 Dating. Dreissensia shells from various level coastal deposits of Burdur Lake were collected. These shells were first converted to CO2 with %40 phosphoric acid and then to acetylene and benzene respectively. Then the benzene samples were dated after being counted in a scintillation spectrometer. The ages of the samples were found to be between 12,380-28,452 years B.P. According to these radiocarbon datings it is found that in 25,000-30,000 years B.P. the earlier transgressional deposits of the lake laid down ant 900-910 m, at 25,000-20,000 years B.P. the lake surface reached its highest level of 920-925 m and lowered with oscillations between the years 20,000-10,000 years B.P.