How Is This Work Representative of Its Period? How Is

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How is this work representative of its period? How is it innovative?

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Definitions:

Ice Ages

Periods of extensive glacial coverage, where major portions of the Earth's surface are covered by ice sheets.

Delta

A landform at the mouth of a river, formed from the deposition of sediment carried by the river as it enters slower-moving or standing water.

Horizontal Layers

Layers of material, such as sedimentary rock, that are deposited in a flat or nearly flat arrangement.

Sediment

Particulate material, ranging from microscopic to large boulders, transported and deposited by water, wind, ice, or gravity.