Overview and details of the sessions of this conference. Please select a date or location to show only sessions at that day or location. Please select a single session for detailed view (with abstracts and downloads if available).
E4: Geomorphological evolution of the Harz Mountains: From the Pliocene to the Anthropocene
Time:
Sunday, 14/Sept/2025:
8:00am - 6:00pm
Location: Geowissenschaftliches Zentrum, Haupteingang - Goldschmidtstr. 3, 37077 Göttingen
Guides: Frank Lehmkuhl (RWTH Aachen), Felix Martin Hofmann (University of Freiburg), Elisabeth Dietze (University of Göttingen)
Date & Time: Sunday, September 14
8 - 18 h
Meeting Point: Geowissenschaftliches Zentrum, Haupteingang - Goldschmidtstr. 3, 37077 Göttingen
Price: 60 €
Including: Transport by coach/minibus from and to Göttingen, printed field trip guide, packed lunch
Personal requirements: Field boots and water-proof clothing, moderate personal fitness for intermediate walks.
This full-day excursion offers insights into the geomorphological evolution of the Harz Mountains in the geologically recent past. We will explore planation surfaces, valley development, Pleistocene glaciation, Holocene mining history, and water management, and discuss their relevance for current dynamics — among other things, for preconditioning surface processes following a forest fire in the Harz National Park.
