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The Holocene evolution phases of the Danube Delta have been elucidated by corroborating geomorphological, structural, textural, geochemical, mineralogical and faunal analyses and mainly by 14C dating. Five main evolutionary phases have been elucidated: (1) the formation of the Initial Letea-Caraorman Spit, 11700\u20117500 yr. BP; (2) the St.\u202fGeorge\u202fI Delta, 9000-7200 yr. BP; (3) the Sulina Delta, 7200-2000 yr. BP; (4) the St.\u202fGeorge\u202fII and Kilia Deltas, 2500\u00a0yr. BP to present; and (5) the Cosna-Sinoie Delta, 3500-1500 yr. BP. 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