Beachrock development as an indicator of paleogeographic evolution, the case of Akrotiri Peninsula, Cyprus

Polidorou, Miltiadis; Saitis, Giannis; Evelpidou, Νiki

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“…The northern and southern part of the peninsula is connected by two tombolos. The western tombolo consists mainly of sands and gravels and its formation is connected with the material discharged by Kouris river [30,31]. The eastern tombolo consists mainly of sand and it is formed by the eroded material (western dune field sand and exposed sandy marls) of the western part of the peninsula, which follows the anticlockwise long shore drift [34] and the western prevailing winds of the study area [30,31].…”

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“…Akrotiri Peninsula covers roughly 60 km 2 (Figure 1). It includes a southern plateau formed by uplifted marine terraces [29][30][31] with a maximum elevation of over 60 m amsl. The northern part lies in general below 10 m elevation, covered by alluvial fan deposits which are the result of the continuous supply of material by the Kouris river.…”

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“…Its middle is occupied by the Akrotiri Salt Lake which is covering an area of approximately 20 km 2 . Today, the maximum depth of the Salt Lake reaches 2.8 m below mean sea level during the winter period [30,31,33]. The northern and southern part of the peninsula is connected by two tombolos.…”

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Geomorphology of the Coastal Sand Dune Fields and Their Association with the Palaeolandscape Evolution of Akrotiri Peninsula, Lemesos, Cyprus

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Evelpidou

2021

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Two well-developed late Pleistocene dune fields have been identified on the western and eastern side of Akrotiri promontory (Lemesos, Cyprus). The dune fields extend immediately from the low level of their source beaches onto higher ground (>48 m amsl). Geomorphic observations supported by OSL dating and sedimentological data provided evidence of the dune development and for the palaeogeographic reconstruction of the area. Relative sea level changes and wave action during the upper Pleistocene and Holocene played an important role into the development of the palaeolandscape and affected the formation of the dunes. From the collected data the development of the western dune field started at 56.2 ± 5.5 ka when the relative sea level was at approximately −60 m and contributed to the development of the western tombolo of the area whereas the eastern dune field developed in the late Holocene, after the formation of the eastern spit that resulted in the formation of the Akrotiri Salt lake.

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Geomorphology of the Coastal Sand Dune Fields and Their Association with the Palaeolandscape Evolution of Akrotiri Peninsula, Lemesos, Cyprus

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Evelpidou

2021

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“…It consists of Quaternary sediments which have been unconformably deposited on Miocene chalks and marls of the Pachna formation [33]. The Quaternary sediments are composed of fluvial, marine, deltaic, aeolian and lagoonal deposits [34] (Figure 2). In the central part of the peninsula the Akrotiri Salt Lake dominates the topography, covering an area of approximately 20 km 2 .…”

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“…The northern area is covered by Quaternary alluvial fans, which were formed by the discharged material of Kouris River, the largest river in Cyprus. In the southern region of the Peninsula, uplifted marine terraces are overlapped by sandy layers of aeolian origin [34] (Figure 2).…”

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Observations on Palaeogeographical Evolution of Akrotiri Salt Lake, Lemesos, Cyprus

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Akrotiri Salt Lake is located 5 km west of the city of Lemesos in the southernmost part of the island of Cyprus. The evolution of the Akrotiri Salt Lake is of great scientific interest, occurring during the Holocene when eustatic and isostatic movements combined with local active tectonics and climate change developed a unique geomorphological environment. The Salt Lake today is a closed lagoon, which is depicted in Venetian maps as being connected to the sea, provides evidence of the geological setting and landscape evolution of the area. In this study, for the first time, we investigated the development of the Akrotiri Salt Lake through a series of three cores which penetrated the Holocene sediment sequence. Sedimentological and micropaleontological analyses, as well as geochronological studies were performed on the deposited sediments, identifying the complexity of the evolution of the Salt Lake and the progressive change of the area from a maritime space to an open bay and finally to a closed salt lake.

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Stray Finds in the Periphery of Harbours: The Case of Paralimni- Louma, Famagusta Bay, Cyprus

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2023

Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology

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Beachrock development as an indicator of paleogeographic evolution, the case of Akrotiri Peninsula, Cyprus

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Geomorphology of the Coastal Sand Dune Fields and Their Association with the Palaeolandscape Evolution of Akrotiri Peninsula, Lemesos, Cyprus

Geomorphology of the Coastal Sand Dune Fields and Their Association with the Palaeolandscape Evolution of Akrotiri Peninsula, Lemesos, Cyprus

Observations on Palaeogeographical Evolution of Akrotiri Salt Lake, Lemesos, Cyprus

Stray Finds in the Periphery of Harbours: The Case of Paralimni- Louma, Famagusta Bay, Cyprus

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