The Holocene sea level story since 7500 BP – Lessons from the Eastern Mediterranean, the Black and the Azov Seas

Relative sea level fluctuations in aegean coastal areas from middle to late holocene

“…The type 1-curve, which shows a relative mid-Holocene sea level highstand between 6000 and 3500 cal B.P ,partly reaching or even slightly exceeding present mean sea level M.S.L. and the type 2-curve, which shows a rather continuous sea level rise during the past 6000 years [7].…”

“…In general, its tidal range is only a few decimetres and therefore below normal wave action. Tidal differences are only noticeable in areas with a special coastal configuration, such as some embayments of islands in the Aegean Sea [7].…”

An updated database of Holocene relative sea level changes in NE Aegean Sea

“…A detailed review of former studies was presented by Bruckner et al (2010), who reported two types of mid-Holocene RSL curves. The first indicates a relative midHolocene sea level highstand between 6.0 and 3.5 cal ka BP, which partly reached or even slightly exceeded modern mean sea level (Kraft et al, 1980;Kayan, 1988Kayan, , 1997.…”

“…The reliability of this curve was often debated in literature due to the weak geochronological evidence as well as to the use of sea level indicators having limited vertical accuracy (i.e. beachrocks), that strongly influence the resolution of these curves (Bruckner et al, 2010). The second type of curve foresees a more or less continuous sea level rise during the past 6.0 ky. Data on which these curves are based are generally more accurate SL indicators, such as sedimentological or geo-archaeological ones (Vouvalidis et al, 2005;Pavlopoulos et al, 2007Pavlopoulos et al, , 2010.…”

Geological and Geomorphological Factors and Marine Conditions of the Azov‐Black Sea Basin and Coastal Characteristics as They Determine Prospecting for Seabed Prehistoric Sites on the Continental Shelf

“…Especially vulnerable are the tectonically-fractured sedimentary coasts of the Taman Peninsula and the estuaries in southern Ukraine. The Taman Peninsula shows subsidence rates of 0.4 m/kyr to 1.6 m/kyr (Brückner et al 2010).…”