Three in Situ Paleosols Buried beneath Neoglacial Moraine Ridges, Okstindan and Jotunheimen, Norway

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Abstract
Excavation in the distal slopes of 3 neoglacial moraine ridges has exposed in situ paleosols, some parts of which appear to be intact. Micromorphological analysis of these parts of the paleosols confirms that their internal structure corresponds closely to that of extra-neoglacial profiles developed under similar environmental conditions and that the soils are little disturbed by burial. 14C dates from the surface organic horizons of the paleosols indicate glacial maxima at .apprx. 2700 and 1300 yr B.P. and during the Little Ice Age. Since these dates agree closely with preexisting data, 14C dating of the surface organic horizons appears to be capable of yielding reliable stratigraphic results. Comparison of the pedological characteristics of the paleosols with those of their modern soil analogs permits the investigation of temporal aspects of pedogenesis.

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