The Holocene evolution of the Kalamas delta (northwestern Greece) derived from geophysical and sedimentological survey

Chabrol, A; Apostolopoulos, G; Pavlopoulos, K; Fouache, E; Le Coeur, C

dc.contributor.author	Chabrol, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Apostolopoulos, G	en
dc.contributor.author	Pavlopoulos, K	en
dc.contributor.author	Fouache, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Le Coeur, C	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T02:14:49Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T02:14:49Z
dc.date.issued	2012	en
dc.identifier.issn	12665304	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/30130
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dc.subject	Geoarchaeology	en
dc.subject	Geophysical prospections	en
dc.subject	Greece	en
dc.subject	Holocene	en
dc.subject	Kalamas delta	en
dc.subject	Mastilitsa	en
dc.subject	Palaeoenvironments	en
dc.subject	Sedimentology	en
dc.title	The Holocene evolution of the Kalamas delta (northwestern Greece) derived from geophysical and sedimentological survey	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.publicationDate	2012	en
heal.abstract	This article aims to present the Holocene dynamics that are responsible for the creation and the evolution of the delta of the Kalamas River (65 km2, the smallest delta of Epirus, northwestern Greece). Archaeological remains prove a continuous occupation since the Upper Paleolithic times (site of Pyrgos Raghiou). In connection with the two archaeological sites of Mastilitsa (Bronze Age) and Pirgos Raghiou (continuous occupation since the Upper Paleolithic) and the published archaeological data, this paper presents the first results concerning the Holocene evolution of the delta. The methodology adopted crosses both geophysical data (seven profiles of electrical resistivity along three transects) and sedimentological studies, obtained through fourteen cores. The results are presented in two complementary parts: the first one emphasises the existence of several Holocene buried palaeochannels near the archaeological sites. The second presents the first description of the successive environments since 7440 BP. These results, associated with a series of three14C datings, can open up interesting prospects for research on the environmental changes that occurred at the beginning of the Holocene.	en
heal.journalName	Geomorphologie: Relief, Processus, Environnement	en
dc.identifier.issue	1	en
dc.identifier.spage	45	en
dc.identifier.epage	58	en