Contribution on the Holocene Reconstruction of Thessaloniki Coastal Plain, Greece

• DOI: 10.2112/06-0786.1
• Publication Date: 2008-09-12T22:59:36Z
• Authors: Eric Fouache; Matthieu Ghilardi; Konstantinos Vouv...; George Syrides; Mixalis Styllas; Stéphane Kunesch; Stathis Stiros
• Keywords: Marine transgression; Coastal plain

During the Holocene, western part of present-day Thessaloniki coastal plain (north-central Greece) was flooded by rising sea level and formed a bay as consequence last postglacial transgression. The rate sealevel rise subsequently decelerated, this began to fill with sediments delivered Aliakmon Axios, well other smaller rivers. palaeogeographic palaeoenvironmental reconstruction Plain focus several studies published during past century. Most these are based on interpretation historical sources support assumption fast filling between fifth century BC AD. In work, we first present results analysis data collected from six boreholes recently drilled in plain, up bank Axios River. Our study mainly sedimentological palaeontological analyses accelerator mass spectrometry conventional radiocarbon dating shells peat. Second, evaluate study, geological studies, which permit description large-scale stratigraphic pattern plain. Data were evaluated basis geographic information system, used for time such type supplemented assessed Landsat imagery. Based evidence, propose new, detailed evolution Late Holocene. This corresponded wide marine Neolithic times (6000 BP), later it characterised displacement shoreline, Bronze Age, Iron Classical–Archaic periods (2650–2300 BP). A slowing down progradation alluvial occurred Roman (2100–1600 obtained its topography second 20th