Reconstructing mid-to-recent Holocene paleoenvironments in the vicinity of ancient Amarynthos (Euboea, Greece)

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)

GHILARDI, M.

CEREGE, CNRS UMR 7330, Univ., Europôle de l'Arbois, Aix-en-Provence, France

FACHARD, S.

Swiss School of Archaeology in Greece, Athens, Grece

Joukowsky Inst. for Archaeology and the Ancient World, Brown Univ., Providence, Etats-Unis

PAVLOPOULOS, K.

Dept. of Geography, Harokopeio Univ., Athens, Grece

PSOMIADIS, D.

CEREGE, CNRS UMR 7330, Univ., Europôle de l'Arbois, Aix-en-Provence, France

COLLANA, C.

CEREGE, CNRS UMR 7330, Univ., Europôle de l'Arbois, Aix-en-Provence, France

BICKET, A.

Wessex Archaeology Coastal and Marine, Edinburgh, Royaume-Uni

CREST, Y.

CEREGE, CNRS UMR 7330, Univ., Europôle de l'Arbois, Aix-en-Provence, France

BONNEAU, A.

CEREGE, CNRS UMR 7330, Univ., Europôle de l'Arbois, Aix-en-Provence, France

DELANGHE-SABATIER, D.

CEREGE, CNRS UMR 7330, Univ., Europôle de l'Arbois, Aix-en-Provence, France

KNODELL, A.R.

Joukowsky Inst. for Archaeology and the Ancient World, Brown Univ., Providence, Etats-Unis

THEURILLAT, T.

Swiss School of Archaeology in Greece, Athens, Grece

Fac. des Lettres, Inst. d'Archéologie et des Sciences de l'Antiquité, Anthropole, Lausanne, Suisse

Description :
Based on the study of 4 boreholes, a paleogeographic reconstruction of the coastal landscape is proposed. Facies were determined based on mollusc identification, and sedimentology based on grain-size measurements (hand sieving for the fraction above 2 mm and LASER technique for particles below 2 mm) and loss-on-ignition. In addition, a series of 12 AMS radiocarbon dates define a reliable chronostratigraphy. Results suggest the presence of a fully marine environment from the early Holocene to ca. 2600-2400 cal. BC, which developed into a brackish environment from ca. 2600-2400 cal. BC to ca. 750 cal. BC due to the deltaic progradation of the nearby stream (Sarandapotamos River). From ca. 750 cal. BC onward, coastal swamps prevailed in the study area. Human-environmental interaction is discussed and particular attention is paid to the paleolandscape configuration of Amarynthos.

Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Geodinamica acta, issn : 0985-3111, 2012, vol. 25, n°. 1-2, p. 38-51, nombre de pages : 14, Références bibliographiques : 2 p.

Date :
2012

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, Abingdon, Taylor and Francis

Langue :
Anglais