Quaternary Volcanic Landscapes and Prehistoric Sites in Southern Cappadocia: Göllüdağ, Acıgöl and Hasandağ

Mouralis, Damase; Aydar, Erkan; Türkecan, Ahmet; Kuzucuoğlu, Catherine

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-03515-0_32

Cited by 16 publications

(10 citation statements)

References 24 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…The Melendiz River takes its source from composite volcanic mountains (Kuzucuoğlu et al 2015(Kuzucuoğlu et al , 2018Mouralis et al 2019). After passing through Aksaray city, the river reaches its base level (the Tuz Gölü plain) at ~ 905 m a.s.l.…”

Section: Formation and Evolution Of Melendiz River Valley During Quatmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The oldest terrace deposit of Melendiz River was covered by a debris avalanche (~ 40 m) from Mt. Hasandağ (Beekman 1966;Pastre et al 1998; Mouralis et al 2019;Kuzucuoglu et al 2019). The debris avalanche, which consists mainly of volcanic ash and pumice, shows a wide distribution around Ihlara Canyon.…”

Section: Formation and Evolution Of Melendiz River Valley During Quatmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The round-shaped plain (sometimes considered as a possible Mio-Pliocene caldera; Froger et al 1998) results from a progressive closing due to successive volcanic events (Türkecan et al 2004;Kuzucuoglu 2013). According to Gürel (2017), a shallow lake formed first in the basin before waters flowed into the gorge carved by the Melendiz River along the borderline between the Melendiz and Şahinkalesi massifs (Kuzucuoglu 2013; Mouralis et al 2019).…”

Section: Formation and Evolution Of Melendiz River Valley During Quatmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Although the geological features of the valley have been partly addressed in studies of the TGFZ and Tuz Gölü basin ( Fig. 1a) (Dirik and Erol 2000;Fernández-Blanco et al 2013;Özsayın et al 2013;Gökten 2012, 2014;Gürbüz and Kazancı 2014) and while volcanism was approached with detailed studies such as Le Pennec et al (1994), Aydar and Gourgaud (1998), Temel et al (1998), Dönmez et al (2003Dönmez et al ( , 2005, Aydar et al (2012), Kuzucuoglu (2013) and Mouralis et al (2019), there is a limited number of studies specifically about the geological and geomorphological features of part or whole of the Melendiz Valley (Beekman 1966;İlkışık et al 1997;Türkecan et al 2004;Sarı and Çömlekçiler 2007;Karabacak 2007;Kuzucuoğlu 2013;Kuzucuoğlu et al 2015Kuzucuoğlu et al , 2018Karabacak et al 2017;Doğan 2018;Mouralis et al 2019;Özsayın et al 2019). In this frame, our study aims to clarify how the Melendiz River Valley was formed and the processes that controlled its geomorphological evolution.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 3 more Smart Citations

Geomorphological evolutionary history of the Melendiz River Valley, Cappadocia, Turkey

2019

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The Melendiz River is located at the east of Tuz Gölü Fault Zone in western Cappadocia. In the central part of Melendiz River Valley, Ihlara Canyon attracts many tourists due to its landscape, cultural and archaeological values. The Melendiz Valley also encompasses geological and geomorphological features that exemplify the evolutionary history of western Cappadocia. In this study, the late Miocene-Quaternary geomorphological evolution of the Melendiz River Valley was investigated. The results indicate that a fluvial sedimentary sequence with ignimbrite intercalation was deposited during the late Miocene and early Pliocene. This was unconformably overlain by lacustrine limestone (Kışladağ Formation) of Pliocene age. The Pliocene lake regressed westward because of the changes in the tectonic regime and geomorphological processes during the late Pliocene (~ 3 Ma ago) and the initial Melendiz River developed on the lake bottom. During the Quaternary the Melendiz River developed under the control of both the neotectonic regime and the climate. This development provoked a 160-m-deep incision into the Pliocene sediments and the early Pliocene-Miocene ignimbrites below, giving birth to the Ihlara Canyon. In the proper valley of the Melendiz River, six strath terraces and Holocene flood plain record the incision process.Publisher's Note Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.

show abstract

Section: Formation and Evolution Of Melendiz River Valley During Quatmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Formation and Evolution Of Melendiz River Valley During Quatmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Formation and Evolution Of Melendiz River Valley During Quatmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 2 more Smart Citations

Geomorphological evolutionary history of the Melendiz River Valley, Cappadocia, Turkey

2019

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…During the Quaternary, volcanic activity produced two composite volcanoes (Hasandağ and Erciyes), numerous monogenic vents (Doğan-Kulahcı et al 2018), and two rhyolitic complexes (Fig. 2): Acıgöl to the north and Göllüdağ to the south (Mouralis et al 2019(Mouralis et al , 2002 which are separated by the Erdaş Dağ andesitic massif respectively. Both complexes comprise voluminous pyroclastic deposits and domes extruded inside the main structures.…”

Section: Regional Geological Settingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Tephrostratigraphy and chronology of the Quaternary Gölludağ and Acıgöl volcanic complexes (Central Anatolia, Turkey)

et al. 2019

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The two Göllüdağ and Acıgöl volcanic complexes are located in Cappadocia and belong to the Central Anatolia Volcanic Province. Their activity covers a wide time range from Middle to Upper Pleistocene and the Holocene. The large amount of tephra emitted explains the regional importance of this activity; whereas, the study of obsidian associated with their activity relates to several archaeological topics and research questions. Intensive field work in and around both complexes allows to present here a detailed tephrostratigraphy. In addition, results of ~ 460 single grain geochemical analyses (about 5-10 analyses for each sample out of a total of 48 samples) as well as intensive mineral counting provide an accurate reference set of signatures of Pleistocene rhyolitic tephras in Cappadocia. Correlations are based on stratigraphic observation and characterization of the tephra layers, and are also supported by multivariate statistical analyses. Chronology, constrained by 18 radiometric data (mainly K/Ar), demonstrates the Middle Pleistocene age of the main Göllüdağ tuff (ca 1.3 Ma) and confirms the Middle to Upper Pleistocene age of the main Acıgöl tuff. Our studies, thus, produce a regional tephrostratigraphic reference, which may be used for long-distance correlation. Besides, the tephra studied and analysed also form key layers used here for geomorphologic reconstruction and dating of stratigraphic and archaeological sequences.

show abstract

UAV-based 3D modeling of formation processes for fairy chimney-like structures, Çanakkale, NW Turkey

Erenoğlu

2021

Arab J Geosci

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Quaternary Volcanic Landscapes and Prehistoric Sites in Southern Cappadocia: Göllüdağ, Acıgöl and Hasandağ

Cited by 16 publications

References 24 publications

Geomorphological evolutionary history of the Melendiz River Valley, Cappadocia, Turkey

Geomorphological evolutionary history of the Melendiz River Valley, Cappadocia, Turkey

Tephrostratigraphy and chronology of the Quaternary Gölludağ and Acıgöl volcanic complexes (Central Anatolia, Turkey)

UAV-based 3D modeling of formation processes for fairy chimney-like structures, Çanakkale, NW Turkey

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About