Reconstruction of the landscape history around the remnant arch of the Klidhi Roman Bridge, Thessaloniki Plain, North Central Greece
| Autor: | Thodoris Paraschou, Stéphane Kunesch, George Syrides, Abdelsalem Genç, Jan Bloemendal, Matthieu Ghilardi, David Psomiadis, Eric Fouache |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Centre européen de recherche et d'enseignement des géosciences de l'environnement (CEREGE), Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Collège de France (CdF (institution))-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Laboratoire de géographie physique : Environnements Quaternaires et Actuels (LGP), Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (UP1)-Université Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne - Paris 12 (UPEC UP12)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Collège de France (CdF)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne - Paris 12 (UPEC UP12)-Université Panthéon-Sorbonne (UP1), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Collège de France (CdF (institution))-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
| Předmět: |
010506 paleontology
Archeology [SHS.ARCHEO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Archaeology and Prehistory Geoarchaeology Context (language use) [SHS.GEO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Geography 010502 geochemistry & geophysics 01 natural sciences Archaeology [SDE.ES]Environmental Sciences/Environmental and Society 13. Climate action Remote sensing (archaeology) Palaeochannel Arch Sedimentology Landscape history Byzantine architecture Geology 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Archaeological Science Journal of Archaeological Science, Elsevier, 2010, 37 (1), pp.178-191. ⟨10.1016/j.jas.2009.09.030⟩ Journal of Archaeological Science, 2010, 37 (1), pp.178-191. ⟨10.1016/j.jas.2009.09.030⟩ |
| ISSN: | 0305-4403 1095-9238 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jas.2009.09.030⟩ |
| Popis: | This paper deals with the palaeoenvironmental reconstruction of the area surrounding the remnant arch of the ancient bridge of Klidhi, Thessaloniki Plain, Greece. 19th century travellers and 20th century historians discussed the age of the monument and concluded that it was built during Late Roman Times (3rd Cent. AD) and supported a branch of the Via Egnatia road. However, few studies have considered the environmental context of the construction of the bridge, and until now, only two hypotheses have been presented: The bridge was built on or over a junction of the Aliakmon and Loudias Rivers, or on a coastal barrier. Within the framework of a geoarchaeological project developed in April 2008, five boreholes were drilled and the sediment cores analysed for microfauna and sedimentology. Seven 14C AMS dates provided a chronostratigraphic sequence and helped to define the geomorphological evolution of the area. Spatial interpretation of the results was possible using a Landsat TM image (False Colour Composite - FCC). Our data indicate the gradual transition of the site from a marine to a terrestrial environment during Ancient Times. Lagoonal conditions dominated during the construction of the bridge and the presence of a palaeochannel of the Aliakmon River was later revealed (transition from Byzantine and Ottoman periods), overlying sediments of a coastal barrier. |
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