Geochemical investigation of a sediment core from the Trajan basin at Portus, the harbor of ancient Rome

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 87, Issue , 2014, Pages 34-45

  Delile, H ^a,c   Mazzini, I ^b   Blichert Toft, J ^c,d   Goiran, J P ^e   Arnaud Godet, F ^c   Salomon, F ^a,f   Albarede F ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LUMIÈRE LYON 2   (France)

^b ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^d RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e University Lumière Lyon 2   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Geoarcheology; Geochemistry; Late Holocene; Ostracods; Roman harbor; Sedimentology; Tiber delta

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC SIGNALS; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; GEOARCHEOLOGY; GEOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATIONS; GEOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS; LATE HOLOCENE; OSTRACODS; TIBER DELTA;

ANIMALS; MINERALS; POPULATION STATISTICS; SEAWATER; SEDIMENTOLOGY; UNDERWATER MINERALOGY;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; GEOCHEMISTRY; HARBOR; MIDDLE AGES; SEAWATER; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT CORE;

ITALY; LAZIO; ROMA [LAZIO]; ROME; TIBER BASIN;

EID: 84892837573     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2014.01.002     Document Type: Article

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