Paleomagnetic Dating and Stratification of the Late Pleistocene Karadzha Section - The Reference Section of the Neopleistocene Paratethys

Late Pleistocene deposits of the Karadzha section have been studied. Both vector and scalar characteristics of the rocks composing it were obtained. The main paleomagnetic elements of the section have been established: the Jaramillo paleomagnetic horizon and the boundary of the Matuyama and Brunhes zones. In addition, a number of anomalous horizons (excursions) have been identified - these are Roxolans (Monot, Lachamp, etc.), Blake, Biwa I, Jamaica and Biwa III. This abundance of dated levels, along with track dates and abundant fauna, allowed a confident comparison of the studied section with the oxygen isotope scale for the last 0.8 million years.