On the influence of vertical ground movements on Late-Quaternary sea-level records. A comprehensive assessment along the mid-Tyrrhenian coast of Italy (Mediterranean Sea)

Mattei, Gaia; Caporizzo, Claudia; Corrado, Giuseppe; Vacchi, Matteo; Stocchi, Paolo; Pappone, Gerardo; Aucelli, Pietro P. C.

doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2022.107384

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“…In Grotta Romanelli, the sedimentary evidence points to the deposition within an active humid karst setting 7 . Moreover, the position of the cave relative to the sea increases its importance concerning the sea-level change history of this sector of the Mediterranean 22 , 46 – 48 . In fact, the position of the water table in the coastal zone is linked to eustatic sea-level changes 49 and the succession within Grotta Romanelli is one of the older in-cave marine sedimentary records not eroded by high rates of water flow.…”

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“…The cave soon became a reference for Quaternary geomorphological and geological studies for the assessment of the Last Interglacial Relative Sea Level (RSL) in this area of the Mediterranean 9 , 20 . The deposits infilling the cave and the RSL indicators, such as Marine Limiting Points (MLPs, 21 , 22 ) made of tidal notches, Lithophaga burrows, algal encrustation and shoreface deposits, were referred to MISs 5e marine highstand 21 , 22 . Within the cave, the MLPs are well preserved as they are buried by a succession made of, from bottom to top, sandy pebbles beach deposits, angular breccia and the sequence of the so-called “Terre Rosse” and “Terre Brune”, silty-sands deposits originally considered of aeolian origin 23 , 24 .…”

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Stratigraphic reassessment of Grotta Romanelli sheds light on Middle-Late Pleistocene palaeoenvironments and human settling in the Mediterranean

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During the last century, Grotta Romanelli (Southern Italy) has been a reference site for the European Late Pleistocene stratigraphy, due to its geomorphological setting and archaeological and palaeontological content. The beginning of the sedimentation inside the cave was attributed to the Last Interglacial (MISs 5e) and the oldest unearthed evidence of human occupation, including remains of hearths, was therefore referred to the Middle Palaeolithic. Recent surveys and excavations produced new U/Th dates, palaeoenvironmental interpretation and a litho-, morpho- and chrono-stratigraphical reassessment, placing the oldest human frequentation of the cave between MIS 9 and MIS 7, therefore embracing Glacial and Interglacial cycles. These new data provide evidence that the sea reached the cave during the Middle Pleistocene and human occupation occurred long before MISs 5e and persisted beyond the Pleistocene- Holocene boundary.

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Stratigraphic reassessment of Grotta Romanelli sheds light on Middle-Late Pleistocene palaeoenvironments and human settling in the Mediterranean

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“…The separation of GIA signals from the observed sea level data allowed us to identify the amount of tectonic contribution to the RSL change and obtain the vertical tectonic rate (Anzidei et al, 2011; Karkani et al, 2019; Kolaiti & Mourtzas, 2020; Lambeck et al, 2004; Mattei et al, 2022; Vacchi et al, 2020). We computed a set of GIA models for the study area, to identify the expected vertical land movement due to glacio‐hydro‐isostasy.…”

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Novel insights into the sea level evolution along the coast of Bozburun Peninsula (Turkey): A study on submerged Bronze Age harbor in Çamçalık

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A recent discovery of a Bronze Age harbor site in Çamçalık provides new data for the relative sea level history along the coast of the Bozburun Peninsula over the last 3600 years. In this study, we compared the new and previously published data from nearby sites to determine the long-term relative sea level changes. Further comparison of the observed sea level data and newly produced glacial isostatic adjustment (GIA) models clarified the tectonic contribution to the relative sea level changes. Our results suggest a nonlinear tectonic subsidence trend in the coastal zone since 3600 B.P. The increase in the relative sea level accelerated over the last 1400 years, mostly due to the seismic events controlled by the tectonic regime of the southeastern Aegean Sea. We can conclude that, as in the past, this active tectonic process will have a major impact on the future sea level evolution of the coastal sector of the Bozburun Peninsula. Notably, our study can be used to understand the historical trend of sea level rise while providing a foundation for future trend prediction.

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“…The current morphology is the result of severe changes since the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM). They were due to the SLR, the sub-Milankovian climatic oscillations, the amount of fluvial solid discharge and, partially, local tectonic events [1,2,9,13,14,16,21,22,27]. In addition, during the last 3000 years, anthropic impact became particularly significant.…”

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“…In the last 6000 years, the fluvial sediments, more or less abundant according to the sub-Milankovian climatic oscillations, the anthropic activity, and the coastal drift, reconnected The current morphology is the result of severe changes since the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM). They were due to the SLR, the sub-Milankovian climatic oscillations, the amount of fluvial solid discharge and, partially, local tectonic events [1,2,9,13,14,16,21,22,27]. In addition, during the last 3000 years, anthropic impact became particularly significant.…”

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Natural and Cultural Lost Landscape during the Holocene along the Central Tyrrhenian Coast (Italy)

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Landscape evolution over the last 8000 years in three areas located along Tuscany, Latium, and Campania coasts (central Tyrrhenian) has been deduced through a morphological, stratigraphical, and historical approach considering the physical evolution and human activity. Between 8000 and 6000 yr BP, the Sea Level Rise (SLR) dominated and, near the river mouths, inlets occurred. In the Tuscany area, Mt. Argentario was an island and to SE of the Ansedonia promontory a lagoon occurred. The areas were covered by a dense forest and the human influence was negligible. Between 6000 and 4000 yr BP, humans organized settlements and activities, and a general coastline progradation occurred. A tombolo linked Mt. Argentario to the mainland. In the Tiber and Campania areas, coastal lakes and a strand plain developed. Between 4000 and 3000 yr BP, near Mt. Argentario, two tombolos enclosed a wide lagoon. At the SE of the Ansedonia promontory, the lagoon split into smaller water bodies. In the Tiber and Campania areas, delta cusps developed. The anthropogenic presence was widespread and forests decreased. During the last 3000 years, anthropic forcing increased when the Etruscans and Romans changed the territory through towns, salt pans, and ports. After the Roman period, natural forcing returned to dominate until the birth of the Italian State and technological evolution.

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On the influence of vertical ground movements on Late-Quaternary sea-level records. A comprehensive assessment along the mid-Tyrrhenian coast of Italy (Mediterranean Sea)

Cited by 21 publications

References 90 publications

Stratigraphic reassessment of Grotta Romanelli sheds light on Middle-Late Pleistocene palaeoenvironments and human settling in the Mediterranean

Stratigraphic reassessment of Grotta Romanelli sheds light on Middle-Late Pleistocene palaeoenvironments and human settling in the Mediterranean

Novel insights into the sea level evolution along the coast of Bozburun Peninsula (Turkey): A study on submerged Bronze Age harbor in Çamçalık

Natural and Cultural Lost Landscape during the Holocene along the Central Tyrrhenian Coast (Italy)

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