A large beach ridge plain in NE Germany called Neudarss has 140 beach ridges divided into eight sets. By dating samples using luminescence and historical data, researchers found that the progradation rate of the ridges varied with past climate and sea-level changes. Cool periods slowed down progradation, while warm periods sped it up. The growth of the ridge sets also followed this pattern. The sediment supply, influenced by sea-level changes and wind-driven waves, mainly controls the progradation rate. The plain's relief over the last 1000 years reflects climate changes like the Medieval Warm Period and the Little Ice Age, showing wind direction and aeolian activity.