Archaeological indicators for sea level change and coastal neotectonic deformation: The submerged Roman fish tanks of the gulf of Matala, Crete, Greece

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 884-895

  Mourtzas, N D ^a  

^a NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Coastal neotectonic deformation; Crete; Matala gulf; Palaeoseismicity; Roman fish tanks; Sea level change; Submersion

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; COASTAL LANDFORM; COASTAL ZONE; DEFORMATION; NEOTECTONICS; PALEOSEISMICITY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

AEGEAN ISLANDS; CRETE; GREECE;

EID: 84856372325     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2011.10.015     Document Type: Article

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