Late Saalian climate changes in Europe in the light of pollen analysis andthe problem of two-step deglaciation at the oxygen isotope stage 6/5e transition

Taking a palynological study from Dziewule in eastern Poland as an example, we discuss the problem of distinguishing the so-called 'Zeifen-Kattegat os cillation' in some European pollen profiles. In the light of pollen analysi s, this is questionable, and therefore requires careful consideration. In P oland, the palynological succession from this period indicates a gradual ev olution from open plant communities to a closed forest in which no record o f a 'Younger Dryas' type cool event exists.