如何通过古老的盐盆中人类造成的层次的痕迹来评估过去的海平面?
Benny Bechor1, Simona Avnaim-Katav2, Steffen Mischke3
1Maritime Civilizations Department, School of Archaeology and Maritime Cultures, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel.
PloS one
|July 19, 2023
概括
古老的水下盐盆揭示了人类的历史和过去的海平面. 克罗地亚盐厂的沉积物分析确定了人类活动的层次,并将它们约会,以重建海平面变化.
科学领域:
- * 考古地质学和古老环境重建.
- * 沿海考古学和历史地理学.
- *海洋地质学和沉积物学.
背景情况:
- * 沉没的历史盐盆提供了对过去人类活动和海平面的独特见解.
- * 地中海地区有着悠久的盐生产历史,在东亚得里亚海沿岸有许多水下遗址.
- * 古代盐厂的沉积物核心提供了关于环境条件和人类影响的宝贵档案.
研究的目的:
- * 为了识别和约定水下盐沉积物中的人为层.
- * 利用这些已过时的层作为重建过去海平面的指标.
- * 介绍一种用于分析沿海环境中古代人类足迹的新方法.
主要方法:
- * 沉积物核心的沉积物学,微化石和地化学分析.
- *光学刺激发光 (OSL) 测定已识别的沉积物单位的年龄.
- * 识别人为标记物,包括红地层和动物群.
主要成果:
- * 在盐盆沉积物中识别了一个人造的terra rossa路面层.
- *盐工单位 (富含虫和鸟) 的年代为公元1040±50年 (底部) 和公元1390±30年 (顶部).
- *根据沉积物变化重建古环境条件和海平面波动.
结论:
- *水下盐盆中的人类造成的层是古海平面重建的可靠标志物.
- *这项研究成功地应用了一种新的方法来测定人类活动层的日期,并推断海平面变化.
- *这种方法适用于整个地中海地区的古老的水下盐盆.
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