TY - JOUR A1 - Ben Dor, Yoav A1 - Neugebauer, Ina A1 - Enzel, Yehouda A1 - Schwab, Markus J. A1 - Tjallingii, Rik A1 - Erel, Yigal A1 - Brauer, Achim T1 - Reply to comment on: Ben Dor, Yoav et al. : Varves of the Dead Sea sedimentary record. - In: Quaternary science reviews : the international multidisciplinary research and review journal. - 215 (2019), S. 173 - 184. - (ISSN: 0277-3791). - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2019.04.011 T2 - Quaternary science reviews : the international multidisciplinary research and review journal N2 - 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. Y1 - 2020 UR - https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/60730 SN - 0277-3791 VL - 231 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam [u.a.] ER -