Abstract
In this paper the diachronous nature of some chronostratigraphic boundaries which are derived from the standard biostratigraphic subdivision of the Holocene Series in The Netherlands is discussed. Diachroneity is illustrated with an example from the fluvial area in The Netherlands and with relevant results of recent palynological research in other parts of the country. In explaining the time-transgressive nature of pollen zones it is argued that scale should be taken into account. It is proposed to subdivide The Netherlands into landscape regions for which future palynological research may indicate that they are characterized by common pollen trends, useful for correlation in time. Biostratigraphic correlation, when applied within landscape regions, may then remain an important tool for the establishment of relative chronologies. The designation of landscape regions in the Holocene calls for a large palynological programme that will take much time to accomplish. In the meantime, the Holocene Series can be either subdivided into chronozones defined by conventional radiocarbon ages, or by the direct application of radiocarbon ages without any subdivision.
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