Abstract
Summary A succession of sediments and paleosols near Dreihausen in central Germany records a normal magnetic remanence throughout and appears to have formed during the Brunhes Chron. This sequence of sediments, and paleosols developed in bedrock, loess, colluvium, and residual regolith exhibits no clear evidence for secular variation swings or excursions, suggesting rather slow and intermittent sedimentation rates. The paleosols are primarily Alfisols with pronounced argillic horizons which formed during interglacial periods when climate was presumably warmer and certainly wetter than today. The distribution of higher clay in the older paleosol of Eemian age supports the hypothesis of strong interglacial paleoclimates relative to the present-day climate. Clay mineral transformations in these paleosols suggest a weathering sequence of illite → illite - smectite → vermiculite. Despite minor clay mineral transformations of this type, the data supports the interpretation of a mixed deciduous - coniferous forest during the Eemian Interglaciation.
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