Evolution of ancient harbours in deltaic contexts: A geoarchaeological typology

Giaime, Matthieu; Marriner, Nick; Morhange, Christophe

doi:10.1016/j.earscirev.2019.01.022

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“…Similar studies were conducted in other areas of the Mediterranean Sea characterized by the presence of Holocene deltas and/or the ancient ports [20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29].…”

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Holocene Evolution of the Burano Paleo-Lagoon (Southern Tuscany, Italy)

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Bellotti

Bertini

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The study of Burano paleo-lagoon—Wetland of International Value, has allowed us to better define and extend the reconstruction of the Holocene paleoenvironmental evolution of the paleo-lagoons previously studied, located on the Tyrrhenian coast in central Italy. The investigated area is located in Southern Tuscany near the Burano Lake. The area was investigated by means of field surveys, historical maps, 16 coring, sedimentological, palynological and microfaunal analyses (foraminifera and ostracods), combined with robust geochronological control provided by 52 datings (14C and OSL). The study allowed us to reconstruct the environmental and morphological evolution of the Burano paleo-lagoon during the last 8000 years and to hypothesize a Rise Sea Level (RSL) curve. In this context, 5 main evolutionary phases have been recognized. (1) before 7.5 ka BP in the southern-eastern part, an open lagoon developed; (2) ~6 ka BP a barrier-lagoon system develops throughout the entire area and the lagoon progressively changed from open to closed one; (3) ~5 ka BP the width of the lagoon increases and a lacustrine facies appears along the entire axis of the coastal basin; (4) ~4 ka BP the lacustrine facies shows a discontinuous distribution respect to the previous phase; (5) during the last 4 ka the lacustrine facies disappear and the lagoon turns into a wetland area.

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“…Similar studies were conducted in other areas of the Mediterranean Sea characterized by the presence of Holocene deltas and/or the ancient ports [20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29].…”

Section: Introductionsupporting

confidence: 54%

Holocene Evolution of the Burano Paleo-Lagoon (Southern Tuscany, Italy)

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Bellotti

Bertini

et al. 2020

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“…Over time, and at varying rates around the world, innovation and technological advances have supported the increasing human population by enabling people to shift from hunter-gatherer economies, to small agricultural communities, to complex state-level societies (Kennett and Kennett 2006). Deltas, estuaries, and lagoons provide natural harbors, which have been gradually modified as coastal settlements have grown (Giaime, Marriner, and Morhange 2019). Coastal societies develop agricultural resources, build transport networks, and modify the coastal hydrological environment to support economic development and increasing population densities.…”

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Linking climate change mitigation and adaptation through coastal green–gray infrastructure: a perspective

Kuwae

Crooks

2021

Coastal Engineering Journal

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The role of coastal blue carbon ecosystems in climate mitigation and adaptation efforts has been recognized. Blue carbon ecosystem functionality is one component of coastal naturebased or green-gray infrastructure multifunctionality, which includes contributions by nature to disaster risk reduction, infrastructure resilience, erosion control, land formation, and other ecosystem services. Here we review how green infrastructure and nature-based solutions in coastal and shallow nearshore areas can contribute to blue climate change mitigation and adaptation. We then summarize available coastal infrastructure types (green, gray, and greengray hybrid) in terms of their inherent functions and potential co-benefits. We discuss technologies for integrating gray and green infrastructure and producing hybrid infrastructure to promote implementation of measures for both climate change and infrastructure development, although the best infrastructure type is dependent on the risks of a given time and locality. Collaboration among engineers, scientists, and economists who are interested in climate change or infrastructure and in emerging fields such as blue carbon and green infrastructure are needed to further enhance the implementation of multifunctional infrastructure, but the multifunctionality benefits should be quantified and monetized.

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“…Balbo et al ., 2017), as testified to by the presence of several archaeological sites, particularly along the Mediterranean coasts (e.g. Ghilardi et al ., 2017; Giaime et al ., 2019; Reimann et al ., 2018). However, the transitional state between terrestrial and marine realms associated with the low‐elevation, flat morphologies and high subsidence rates make these environments extremely susceptible to even subtle changes in relative sea level (RSL) and fluvial activity (e.g.…”

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Millennial‐scale shifts in microtidal ecosystems during the Holocene: dynamics and drivers of change from the Po Plain coastal record (NE Italy)

Rossi

Barbieri

Vaiani

et al. 2021

J Quaternary Science

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Framed into a robust stratigraphic context, multivariate analyses on the Holocene palaeobiological record (pollen, benthic foraminifers, ostracods) of the Po coastal plain (NE Italy) allowed the investigation of microtidal ecosystems variability and driving parameters along a 35-km-long land-sea transect. Millennial-scale ecosystem shifts are documented by coeval changes in the meiofauna, reflecting variations in organic matter-water depth (shallowmarine environments) and degree of confinement-salinity (back-barrier settings). In-phase shifts of vegetation communities track unsteady water-table levels and river dynamics in freshwater palustrine areas. Five environmental-ecological stages followed one another crossing four tipping points that mark changes in relative sea level (RSL), climate and/or fluvial regime. At the culmination of Mediterranean RSL rise, after the 8200 event, remarkable growth of peatlands took place in the Po estuary, while low accumulation rates typified the shelf. At the transgressive-regressive turnaround (~7000 cal a BP), the estuary turned into a delta plain with tidally influenced interdistributary embayments. River flow regime oscillations after the Climate Optimum (post-5000 cal a BP) favoured isolation of the bays and the development of brackish wetlands surrounded by wooded peatlands. The youngest threshold (~800 cal a BP), which led to the establishment of the modern delta, reflects a major avulsion of the Po River.

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Evolution of ancient harbours in deltaic contexts: A geoarchaeological typology

Cited by 34 publications

References 106 publications

Holocene Evolution of the Burano Paleo-Lagoon (Southern Tuscany, Italy)

Holocene Evolution of the Burano Paleo-Lagoon (Southern Tuscany, Italy)

Linking climate change mitigation and adaptation through coastal green–gray infrastructure: a perspective

Millennial‐scale shifts in microtidal ecosystems during the Holocene: dynamics and drivers of change from the Po Plain coastal record (NE Italy)

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