Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Γεωγραφία και ΠεριβάλλονLibrary of the School of Science
Supervisors info:
Ευελπίδου Νίκη-Νικολέττα (Αναπληρώτρια καθηγήτρια)
Γκουρνέλος Θεόδωρος (καθηγητής)
Καραλή-Γιαννακοπούλου Ιουλία (καθηγήτρια)
Original Title:
Γεωαρχαιολογικές παρατηρήσεις και μεταβολές στάθμης της θάλασσας στη Νότια Πελοπόννησο
Translated title:
Geoarchaeology and sea level changes in Southern Peloponnese
Summary:
Underwater antiquities were correlated with submerged tidal notches in order to calculate the rates of relative sea level change in Peloponnese (Greece) during Late Holocene. Submerged coastlines were located between -0,25(±0,15)cm and -4,10(±0,15)m below sea level. As a consequence, besides the eustacy and isostasy, the sea level change is influenced by vertical tectonic movements. These changes of sea level were correlated with archaeological indicators identified from Hellenistic Period until today. Hence, we can conceive the changes in the coastal environment where the archaeological sites were found.
Main subject category:
Science
Other subject categories:
Archaeology
Keywords:
Geoarchaeology, tidal notch, sea level change
