Holocene palaeogeographies of the central Acheloos River delta (NW Greece) in the vicinity of the ancient seaport Oiniadai

Geodinamica Acta

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 241-256

  Vött, Andreas ^a   Schriever, Armin ^a   Handl, Mathias ^a   Brückner, Helmut ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acheloos; Coastal changes; Holocene sea level rise; Oiniadai; Palaeogeography

Indexed keywords

GEOCHRONOLOGY; HOLOCENE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PROGRADATION; RIVER CHANNEL; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 34548510618     PISSN: 09853111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3166/ga.20.241-256     Document Type: Article

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