Table 2 Information for the14C dating samples.

From: Late holocene overflow floods of the lower Yellow River led to the shrinkage of downstream lakes

Sample

Sample no.

Material

Depth (cm)

14C age (yr BP)

Calibrated age/(2σ, a BP)

HZ -14C-55

HZ

charcoal

55

385

475 ± 20(1455-1495CE)

WZ

WZ

peat

850

2050

2050 ± 20(120-80BCE)