The dataset for the chronology of the sedimentation in the Danube abyssal fan which records the major episodes of the late-Holocene Black Sea evolution.

Anoxic marine sediments at the confluence with large rivers are key archives for monitoring the anthropogenic impact in the environment and asses the carbon sink character of oxygen deprived waters. This data article describes the analysis methodology and the results of the deep-sea sediments sampled from the NW part of the Black Sea, using the C dating, stable carbon isotopes, C/N ratio, metallic traces and Pb and Cs radioactivity. For this purpose, 26 sediment samples were taken from the MN183-3 sampling point (43.