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Integrating Geomorphological Data, Geochronology and Archaeological Evidence for Coastal Landscape Reconstruction, the Case of Ammoudara Beach, Crete

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WATER
卷 13, 期 9, 页码 -

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DOI: 10.3390/w13091269

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sea level changes; luminescence dating; coastal archaeology; landscape reconstruction; bronze age; Crete

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Understanding the processes that govern coastal landscape evolution is crucial, with Optically Stimulated Luminescence dating techniques showing promise in directly dating coastal sediments. The Ammoudara beach dune field was formed before the Bronze Age, with high coastal erosion rates calculated for modern times.
Understanding the processes that govern the transformation of the landscape through time is essential for exploring the evolution of a coastal area. Coastal landscapes are dynamic sites, with their evolution strongly linked with waves and sea level variations. Geomorphological features in the coastal area, such as beachrock formations and dune fields, can function as indicators of the coastal landscape evolution through time. However, our knowledge of the chronological framework of coastal deposits in the Aegean coasts is limited. Optically Stimulated Luminescence dating techniques are deemed to be very promising in direct dating of the coastal sediments, especially when they are linked with archaeological evidence. The dating of the sediments from different sediment core depths, determined by the method of luminosity, allowed us to calculate the rate of sediment deposition over time. More recent coastal evolution and stability were examined from 1945 to 2020 with the use of aerial photographs and satellite images. This paper presents the 6000 ka evolution of a coastal landscape based on geomorphological, archaeological, and radio-chronological data. Based on the results, the early stages of the Ammoudara beach dune field appears to have been formed similar to 9.0-9.6 ka BP, while the OSL ages from 6 m depth represented the timing of its stabilization (OSL ages similar to 5-6 ka). This indicates that the dune field appears to already have been formed long before the Bronze Age (5-10 ka BP). It became stabilized with only localized episodes of dune reactivation occurring. In contrast, while high coastal erosion rates were calculated for modern times.

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