Reply to comment on Ben Dor Y. et al. “Varves of the Dead Sea sedimentary 
record.” Quaternary Science Reviews 215 (2019): 173–184

Ben Dor, Yoav; Neugebauer, I.; Enzel, Yehouda; Schwab, M. J.; Tjallingii, Rik; Erel, Yigal; Brauer, A.

doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2019.106063

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Reply to comment on Ben Dor Y. et al. “Varves of the Dead Sea sedimentary record.” Quaternary Science Reviews 215 (2019): 173–184

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Ben Dor, Yoav
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Enzel, Yehouda
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Schwab, M. J.
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Tjallingii, Rik
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Erel, Yigal
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Brauer, A.
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Ben Dor, Y., Neugebauer, I., Enzel, Y., Schwab, M. J., Tjallingii, R., Erel, Y., Brauer, A. (2020): Reply to comment on Ben Dor Y. et al. “Varves of the Dead Sea sedimentary record.” Quaternary Science Reviews 215 (2019): 173–184. - Quaternary Science Reviews, 231, 106063.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2019.106063

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Abstract

In the comment on “Varves of the Dead Sea sedimentary record.” Quaternary Science Reviews 215 (Ben Dor et al., 2019): 173–184. by R. Bookman, two recently published papers are suggested to prove that the interpretation of the laminated sedimentary sequence of the Dead Sea, deposited mostly during MIS2 and Holocene pluvials, as annual deposits (i.e., varves) is wrong. In the following response, we delineate several lines of evidence which coalesce to demonstrate that based on the vast majority of evidence, including some of the evidence provided in the comment itself, the interpretation of these sediments as varves is the more likely scientific conclusion. We further discuss the evidence brought up in the comment and its irrelevance and lack of robustness for addressing the question under discussion.