New data on the Late Glacial of the south-eastern Baltic region

Late glacial sections of Kulikovo and Utinoe Boloto (Kaliningrad Oblast) were studied using litho- logical, geochronological, diatom, palynological, geochemical, chironomid and microbiomorph analyses. The stages of development of the palaeobasin, which existed within the limits of the modern coast of the south-eastern part of the Baltic Sea during the Bølling-Allerød period (14.3–13.4 ka), are described. A detailed characterisation of the Late Pleistocene biota of the Kulikovo palaeobasin was made, and more than 200 taxa of diatom algae were found. A reconstruction of local late glacial vegetation was carried out, and, in particular, the role of woody species in the composition of vegetation cover in the Bølling-Allerød interval was described based on a new source of information, microbiomorphic (phytolith) analysis data, and the results of detailed anthracological analysis of the sections.