Holocene palaeogeographical reconstruction of the western part of Naxos island (Greece)

Evelpidou, Νiki; Pavlopoulos, Kosmas; Vassilopoulos, Andreas; Triantaphyllou, Maria; Vouvalidis, Konstantinos; Syrides, George

doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2011.08.002

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“…A submerging water spring exists a little further to the east (Treuil, 1983). These field observations are consistent with the core of borehole NB2, which reached 3.21 m and drilled in the east margin of the lagoon in Mikre Vigla (Evelpidou et. al., 2012).…”

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“…For the dating of the various sea level positions, 14 C dating was used from sedimentological data of drillings in Naxos (Evelpidou et al, 2012). For the dating used in this paper, the conventional radiocarbon age was converted to calendar years by using the MARINE04, an internationally accepted calibration curve for marine data, and has been calibrated using a local marine reservoir correction factor (DR) of 154±52 as average value for the Aegean Sea (Reimer and McCormac, 2002).…”

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Submerged antiquities on Paros and Naxos islands, Aegean Sea, Greece. New evidence for the mean sea level during the late Bronze Age and the Roman period

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Sea level changes are the combined effect of eustatic, glacio-isostatic and tectonic factors. Oxygen isotope data and geophysical models are often used to assess the first two factors, while the third factor can be assessed by field data. In this context, detailed mapping of palaeo sea-level markers may be used to evaluate coastal tectonic movements and the relative sea level changes in a particular region. Although various sea level markers exist, e.g. geomorphological, biological, archaeological, their reliability varies depending on their relationship to sea level. Amongst geomorphological indicators, tidal notches stand out as they can indicate former sea-level positions, with up to a decimeter confidence, while their shape may also provide qualitative information on the rate of sea-level change and on tectonic movements. Biological markers may also provide useful information provided that their relationship to mean sea level is clearly defined. Last but not least, archaeological remains, emerged or submerged, may also be used to quantify relative sea level changes; however, their reliability varies depending on the functionality of the structure.In this framework, the aim of this paper is the study of sea level changes in the Central Aegean Sea (Paros and Naxos islands) through the use of various sea level indicators. Submerged beachrocks and tidal notches bear witness to the extent and depth of ancient shores. The submerged antiquities of Paros include cemeteries of various time periods and harbour installations, while the Baccini antiquities in Naxos include quarries and coastal settlements. Archaeological data in Grotta and Aplomata (Naxos), give evidence of at least two seismic events, coinciding with the profiles of two submerged tidal notches found at a depth of –3 m and –2.5 m respectively. The tsunami that covered the northern part of the Hellenistic Agora of Naxos in the 2nd c. AD is additionally confirmed by a submerged tidal notch at a depth of –1.70 m and dated by shells of Cerastoderma.

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Submerged antiquities on Paros and Naxos islands, Aegean Sea, Greece. New evidence for the mean sea level during the late Bronze Age and the Roman period

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“…at AD 1718 ± 35). This radiocarbon age has been deduced from a Cerastoderma shell collected at a depth of 63 cm by core NA2 collected at Naxos near St. Georgios (Evelpidou et al, 2012b).…”

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Global sea-level rise and the disappearance of tidal notches

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“…Issues about the use of beachrocks as precise sea-level indicators were also raised by Knight (2007) and Vött et al (2010). However, several studies carried out in the Aegean Sea pointed out the importance of beachrocks as sea level indicator (Desruelles et al, 2004;Fouache et al, 2005;Pavlopoulos et al, 2007;Desruelles et al, 2009;Evelpidou et al, 2011) especially if coupled with other morphological and biological proxies (Neumeier et al, 2000;Nixon et al, 2009). For this reason, we followed the robust methodology proposed by Desruelles et al (2009) to analyze this marker: 10 beachrocks were sampled in their front (seaward) and end (landward) slabs, and thin sections were cut in order to perform petrographic (polarizing and scanning electron microscope) and microstratigraphic analyses.…”

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“…As a result, detailed mapping of paleo-sea-level markers has been often used as a tool to quantify coastal uplift and RSL changes. Greece has always been a major focus of RSL studies: many authors reported on ancient RSL in the southern Aegean (Kontogianni et al, 2002;Pirazzoli, 2005;Gaki-Papanastassiou et al;Stiros et al, 2009), in the eastern and western central sectors (Pirazzoli et al, 1999;Stiros et al, 2000;Desruelles et al, 2009;Nixon et al, 2009Evelpidou et al, 20112012) as well as in northwestern Aegean (Pavlopoulos et al, 2007;Ghilardi et al, 2008a,b;Cundy et al, 2010;Pavlopoulos et al, 2010). In contrast, few data are presently available on the northeastern sector of the Aegean Sea, which is a tectonically active area strongly controlled by the North Anatolian Fault (Koral et al, 2009;Erginal et al, 2010).…”

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Spatial distribution of sea-level markers on Lesvos Island (NE Aegean Sea): Evidence of differential relative sea-level changes and the neotectonic implications

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The aim of this study is to provide new data on relative sea-level changes and neotectonics of the northeastern Aegean Sea region (Eastern Mediterranean) through the analysis of the coastal geomorphology of Lesvos, the third largest Greek island. There is a paucity of presently available data in this sector of the Aegean Sea, which is a tectonically active area strongly controlled by the North Anatolian Fault. In this paper, morphological, biological and sedimentary records of paleo-sea levels have been used to reconstruct relative sea-level changes, to identify variations in the tectonic regimes as well as to assess the paleoseismicity in the studied areas. According to the results, late Quaternary relative sea-level changes at Lesvos were not homogenous and variations in the tectonic setting played a crucial role in the coastal evolution. The NW-SE trending faults on the southern shore of the island control a significant uplift affecting about 30 km of coastline. This uplift trend is controlled by the footwall of the Lesvos Fault, a major offshore normal fault that has been subject to relatively little quantitative investigation. Radiocarbon dating indicated that the last co-seismic uplift took place at 3365-3963 cal yr BP and resulted in about 0.75 m of vertical displacement. In contrast, all the paleo-sea-level markers mapped in the northeastern sector were presently underwater and, despite the high seismicity of the area, no evidence of coastal uplift was observed in this part of the island. Thus, the paper provides the first field evidence of a differential late Quaternary evolution of Lesvos Island. In addition, results represent the first quantitative information on the activity of the Lesvos Fault, suggesting a reconsideration of its importance in the neotectonics of the area.

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Holocene palaeogeographical reconstruction of the western part of Naxos island (Greece)

Cited by 22 publications

References 31 publications

Submerged antiquities on Paros and Naxos islands, Aegean Sea, Greece. New evidence for the mean sea level during the late Bronze Age and the Roman period

Submerged antiquities on Paros and Naxos islands, Aegean Sea, Greece. New evidence for the mean sea level during the late Bronze Age and the Roman period

Global sea-level rise and the disappearance of tidal notches

Spatial distribution of sea-level markers on Lesvos Island (NE Aegean Sea): Evidence of differential relative sea-level changes and the neotectonic implications

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