Journal
HOLOCENE
Volume 13, Issue 4, Pages 593-604Publisher
ARNOLD, HODDER HEADLINE PLC
DOI: 10.1191/0959683603hl619rr
Keywords
palaeoenvironment; geoarcheology; coastline; harbour; late Holocene; Marseilles; southern France; Mediterranean
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The late-Holocene stratigraphy of Marseilles harbour is presented together with archaeological evidence and radiocarbon data. An anthropogenic oyster midden, dated between c. 4260 and 3400 C-14 yr BP is followed by a period of siltation that ended the accretionary growth of an algal (marl) deposit. This event was caused by early human settlement. Subsequently the coastline was subject to progradation. It is argued here that the development of the first town of Marseilles, c. 2600 years ago, accelerated soil erosion and sediment deposition in the harbour area.
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