Haenssler, Elke; Nadeau, Marie-Josée; Vött, Andreas; Unkel, Ingmar (2013): Sedimentology of a profile from Etoliko Lagoon, Western Greece [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.819833, Supplement to: Haenssler, E et al. (2013): Natural and human induced environmental changes preserved in a Holocene sediment sequence from the Etoliko Lagoon, Greece: New evidence from geochemical proxies. Quaternary International, 308-309, 89-104, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2012.06.031
Always quote citation above when using data! You can download the citation in several formats below.
Abstract:
A key feature of Greece is the large amount of historical and archaeological records. The sedimentary record of the Etoliko Lagoon, Aetolia, Western Greece, offers an ideal opportunity to study human-environment interaction and to disentangle natural and anthropogenic imprints in the sedimentary record. By applying an interdisciplinary approach of combining geoscientific methods (XRF, LOI, grain size analysis) with archaeological and historical records, the 8.8 m long sedimentary sequence ETO1C reveals the palaeoenvironmental history of the lagoon and its catchment since 11,670 cal BP. With a thorough chronology based on 14C age-depth-modelling including varve counting, different evolutionary stages were put in a chronological context. These stages include a lake period (11,670-8310 cal BP) followed by a period of sporadic saltwater intrusion (8310-1350 cal BP) as a result of continuing transgression. Phases of limnic predominance associated with freshwater inflow of episodically activated distributaries (around 5230 cal BP) still occurred. By 1350 cal BP, ongoing sea level rise had connected the lagoons of Etoliko and Messolonghi and freshwater influence had ceased. With the onset of settlement activity in the Late Helladic (1700-1100 cal BC) humans took advantage of the prevailing environmental landscape. A sudden increase in coarse sedimentation correlates with the history of human occupation with its peak of prosperity from the Late Helladic until the end of the Hellenistic Period (30 cal BC).
Coverage:
Latitude: 38.485470 * Longitude: 21.312640
Date/Time Start: 2003-01-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2003-01-01T00:00:00
Event(s):
ETO * Latitude: 38.485470 * Longitude: 21.312640 * Date/Time: 2003-01-01T00:00:00 * Recovery: 8.8 m * Location: Lagoon of Etoliko, Greece * Method/Device: Drilling/drill rig (DRILL)
Comment:
The sedimentary record of the Etoliko Lagoon, Aetolia, Western Greece, offers an ideal opportunity to study human environment interaction and to disentangle natural and anthropogenic imprints in the sedimentary record. By applying an interdisciplinary approach of combining geoscientific methods (XRF, LOI, TN, TC, grain size analysis) with archaeological and historical records, the 8.8 m long sedimentary sequence ETO1C reveals the palaeoenvironmental history of the lagoon and its catchment since 11,670 cal BP.
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
Size:
6 datasets
Download Data
Datasets listed in this publication series
- Haenssler, E; Nadeau, M-J; Vött, A et al. (2013): Radiocarbon dating of profile ETO. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.819794
- Haenssler, E; Nadeau, M-J; Vött, A et al. (2013): Geochemistry of profile ETO. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.819810
- Haenssler, E; Nadeau, M-J; Vött, A et al. (2013): Grain size compositions of profile ETO. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.819830
- Haenssler, E; Nadeau, M-J; Vött, A et al. (2013): Loss on ignition values of profile ETO. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.819835
- Haenssler, E; Nadeau, M-J; Vött, A et al. (2013): Bulk geochemistry of profile ETO. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.819834
- Haenssler, E; Nadeau, M-J; Vött, A et al. (2013): Susceptibility of profile ETO. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.819836