--- a/artifacts/src/main/java/org/dive4elements/river/artifacts/access/SedimentLoadAccess.java	Wed Feb 11 12:41:51 2015 +0100
+++ b/artifacts/src/main/java/org/dive4elements/river/artifacts/access/SedimentLoadAccess.java	Wed Feb 11 18:00:48 2015 +0100
@@ -25,12 +25,13 @@
 
     private int [][] epochs;
 
-    private int [] period;
+    private int [] years;
 
     private Integer sqTiId;
 
     public SedimentLoadAccess(D4EArtifact artifact) {
         super(artifact);
+        years = null;
     }
 
     public Double getLowerKM() {
@@ -50,21 +51,33 @@
         return time;
     }
 
-    /** [startyear, endyear] if its about years. */
-    public int[] getPeriod() {
-        if (period != null) {
-            return period;
+    /** [year1, years2,..] if its about years. */
+    public int[] getYears() {
+        if (years != null) {
+            return years;
         }
         if (getYearEpoch().equals("year") ) {
-            Integer start = getInteger("start");
-            Integer end = getInteger("end");
-            if (start == null || end == null) {
-                log.warn("No 'start' or 'end' parameter specified!");
+            TIntArrayList ints = new TIntArrayList();
+            String yearsData = getString("years");
+            if (yearsData == null || yearsData.isEmpty()) {
+                log.warn("No years provided");
                 return null;
             }
+            for (String sValue :yearsData.split(" ")) {
+                try {
+                    ints.add(Integer.parseInt(sValue));
+                } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+                    /* Client should prevent this */
+                    log.warn("Invalid year value: " + sValue);
+                    continue;
+                }
+            }
 
-            period = new int[]{start.intValue(), end.intValue()};
-            return period;
+            if (!ints.isEmpty()) {
+                ints.sort();
+                years = ints.toNativeArray();
+            }
+            return years;
         }
         return null;
     }