Historical coastal evolution of the ancient harbor of Aegina in relation to the Upper Holocene relative sea level changes in the Saronic Gulf, Greece

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 392, Issue , 2013, Pages 411-425

  Mourtzas, N D ^a   Kolaiti, E ^a  

^a Athens College   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aegina ancient harbor installations; Marine notches and beachrocks; Paleogeographical reconstruction; Relative sea level change; Saronic Gulf; Sea level stability

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; BEACHROCK; BREAKWATER; BRONZE AGE; COASTAL EVOLUTION; HARBOR; HOLOCENE; INSTALLATION; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; RECONSTRUCTION; ROMAN ERA; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

AEGEAN SEA; GREECE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SARONIKOS GULF;

EID: 84886298113     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2013.09.031     Document Type: Article

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