Dean, S., Horton, Benjamin P., Evelpidou, Niki, Cahill, Niamh, Spada, Giorgio and Sivan, Dorit (2019) Can we detect centennial sea-level variations over the last three thousand years in Israeli archaeological records? Quaternary Science Reviews, 210. pp. 125-135. ISSN 0277-3791
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Abstract
Archaeological remains are valuable relative sea-level (RSL) indicators in Israel, a tectonically stable coast with minor isostatic inputs. Previous research has used archaeological indicators to argue for centennial sea-level fluctuations. Here, we place archaeological indicators in a quality-controlled dataset where all indicators have consistently calculated vertical and chronological uncertainties, and we subject the data to statistical analysis. We combine the archaeological data with bio-construction data from Dendropoma petraeum colonial vermetids. The final dataset consists of 99 relative sea-level index points and 12 limiting points from the last 4000 a. The temporal distribution of the index points is uneven; Israel has only four index points before 2000 a BP. We apply an Errors-In-Variables Integrated Gaussian Process (EIV IGP) to the index points to model the evolution of RSL. Results show RSL in Israel rose from −0.8 ± 0.5 m at ∼2750 a BP (Iron Age) to 0.0 ± 0.1 m by ∼1850 a BP (Roman period) at 0.8 mm/a, and continued rising to 0.1 ± 0.1 m until ∼1600 a BP (Byzantine Period). RSL then fell to −0.3 ± 0.1 m by 0.5 mm/a until ∼650 a BP (Late Arab period), before returning to present levels at a rate of 0.4 mm/a. The re-assessed Israeli record supports centennial-scale RSL fluctuations during the last 3000 a BP, although the magnitude of the RSL fall during the last 2000 a BP is 50% less. The new Israel RSL record demonstrates correspondence with regional climate proxies. This quality-controlled Israeli RSL dataset can serve as a reference for comparisons with other sea-level records from the Eastern Mediterranean.
Item Type: | Article |
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Additional Information: | Cite as: S. Dean, Benjamin P. Horton, Niki Evelpidou, Niamh Cahill, Giorgio Spada, Dorit Sivan, Can we detect centennial sea-level variations over the last three thousand years in Israeli archaeological records?, Quaternary Science Reviews, Volume 210, 2019, Pages 125-135, ISSN 0277-3791, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2019.02.021 |
Keywords: | Late Holocene; Maritime archaeology; Sea level changes; Middle East; Israel; Eastern Mediterranean; |
Academic Unit: | Faculty of Science and Engineering > Mathematics and Statistics |
Item ID: | 13627 |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.quascirev.2019.02.021 |
Depositing User: | Niamh Cahill |
Date Deposited: | 24 Nov 2020 15:53 |
Journal or Publication Title: | Quaternary Science Reviews |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Refereed: | Yes |
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URI: | https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/13627 |
Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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