Geological and geomorphological evidence of recent coastal uplift along a major Hellenic normal fault system (the Kamena Vourla fault zone, NW Evoikos Gulf, Greece)

Cundy, Andrew B.; Gaki-Papanastassiou, Kalliopi; Papanastassiou, D.; Maroukian, H.; Frogley, Michael R.; Cane, Tim

doi:10.1016/j.margeo.2010.02.009

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“…This beach material of late Holocene (Roman) age is uplifted at elevations >1 m asl. which suggests significant coastal uplift since Roman times (Cundy et al, 2009). …”

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“…Thus, from the Table 2, where the predicted Fig. 4: Gemorphological map of the study area depicting among others, the coastal features along the shoreline, the granulometry as observed on the field and the longshore drift (Cundy et al,, 2009). offshore wave characteristics are presented, it can be seen that the coastal area under investigation undergoes a rather weak wave regime (average wave heights are <0.5 m and periods <3 sec) due to the semi enclosed (restricted wave-fetch distances) character of the North Evoikos Gulf. This nearshore wave climate is associated with a low capability of longshore sediment transport, i.e.…”

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Geomorphology and Sedimentological Processes Along the Coastal Zone Between Livanates and Agios Konstantinos (N. Evoikos Gulf, Central Greece)

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“…This beach material of late Holocene (Roman) age is uplifted at elevations >1 m asl. which suggests significant coastal uplift since Roman times (Cundy et al, 2009). …”

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Geomorphology and Sedimentological Processes Along the Coastal Zone Between Livanates and Agios Konstantinos (N. Evoikos Gulf, Central Greece)

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“…First, tectonic influences must be taken into account since literature records that North Euboea is affected during Holocene by a general uplift associated with the presence of numerous emerged beach rocks and tidal notches (Cundy et al, 2010;Pirazzoli et al, 1999;Stiros et al, 1992;Walker et al, 2010). The southern Euboean Gulf, and in particular the Amarynthos area, seems not to have been affected much by such pronounced vertical movement, although the presence of the Lefkandi Fault (Figure 1, Papazachos & Papazachou, 1997) may have induced both subsidence and uplift.…”

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“…in AD 365 and AD 511, Ducrey et al, 2004) probably indicates the continuation of subsidence at low rates during Holocene. Recent works (Cundy et al, 2010;Evelpidou et al, 2011;Walker et al, 2010) conclude that the coastal geomorphology of Northern Euboea was tectonically influenced during the late Holocene with tilting that probably affected part of the island, relying on previous observations made in the 1990s (Pirazzoli, Stiros, Arnold, Laborel, & Laborel-Deguen, 1999;Stiros et al, 1992). Another possibility is that the uplift is related to strike-slip events of magnitude larger than 7.0; these are known to occur offshore, in and around the North Aegean Trough (Vacchi et al, 2012), which is not far from the study area.…”

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Reconstructing mid-to-recent Holocene paleoenvironments in the vicinity of ancient Amarynthos (Euboea, Greece)

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This article examines the shoreline evolution and human occupation in the vicinity of the important archeological site of Amarynthos (Euboea Island, Greece) over the last six millennia. Archeological evidence indicates a continuous occupation of the site from the Bronze Age to the Roman period and the site is well-known, thanks to the existence of a sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Artemis. Based on the study of four boreholes, a paleogeographic reconstruction of the coastal landscape is proposed. Facies were determined based on mollusc identification, and sedimentology based on grain-size measurements (hand sieving for the fraction above 2 mm and LASER technique for particles below 2 mm) and loss-on-ignition. In addition, a series of 12 AMS radiocarbon dates define a reliable chronostratigraphy. Results suggest the presence of a fully marine environment from the early Holocene to ca. 2600-2400 cal. BC, which developed into a brackish environment from ca. 2600-2400 cal. BC to ca. 750 cal. BC due to the deltaic progradation of the nearby stream (Sarandapotamos River). From ca. 750 cal. BC onward, coastal swamps prevailed in the study area. Human-environmental interaction is discussed and particular attention is paid to the paleolandscape configuration of Amarynthos.

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“…The Aegean region (Greece, Eastern Mediterranean) is one of the most seismically active areas in the world and, as such, has been the focus of several papers dealing with coastal morphotectonics (Stiros et al, 2009;Cundy et al, 2010;Evelpidou et al, 2012) and relative sea-level (RSL) changes (Perissoratis and Cosnipoliatis, 2003;Poulos et al, 2009;Pavlopoulos et al, 2010).…”

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Spatial distribution of sea-level markers on Lesvos Island (NE Aegean Sea): Evidence of differential relative sea-level changes and the neotectonic implications

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The aim of this study is to provide new data on relative sea-level changes and neotectonics of the northeastern Aegean Sea region (Eastern Mediterranean) through the analysis of the coastal geomorphology of Lesvos, the third largest Greek island. There is a paucity of presently available data in this sector of the Aegean Sea, which is a tectonically active area strongly controlled by the North Anatolian Fault. In this paper, morphological, biological and sedimentary records of paleo-sea levels have been used to reconstruct relative sea-level changes, to identify variations in the tectonic regimes as well as to assess the paleoseismicity in the studied areas. According to the results, late Quaternary relative sea-level changes at Lesvos were not homogenous and variations in the tectonic setting played a crucial role in the coastal evolution. The NW-SE trending faults on the southern shore of the island control a significant uplift affecting about 30 km of coastline. This uplift trend is controlled by the footwall of the Lesvos Fault, a major offshore normal fault that has been subject to relatively little quantitative investigation. Radiocarbon dating indicated that the last co-seismic uplift took place at 3365-3963 cal yr BP and resulted in about 0.75 m of vertical displacement. In contrast, all the paleo-sea-level markers mapped in the northeastern sector were presently underwater and, despite the high seismicity of the area, no evidence of coastal uplift was observed in this part of the island. Thus, the paper provides the first field evidence of a differential late Quaternary evolution of Lesvos Island. In addition, results represent the first quantitative information on the activity of the Lesvos Fault, suggesting a reconsideration of its importance in the neotectonics of the area.

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Geological and geomorphological evidence of recent coastal uplift along a major Hellenic normal fault system (the Kamena Vourla fault zone, NW Evoikos Gulf, Greece)

Cited by 17 publications

References 24 publications

Geomorphology and Sedimentological Processes Along the Coastal Zone Between Livanates and Agios Konstantinos (N. Evoikos Gulf, Central Greece)

Geomorphology and Sedimentological Processes Along the Coastal Zone Between Livanates and Agios Konstantinos (N. Evoikos Gulf, Central Greece)

Reconstructing mid-to-recent Holocene paleoenvironments in the vicinity of ancient Amarynthos (Euboea, Greece)

Spatial distribution of sea-level markers on Lesvos Island (NE Aegean Sea): Evidence of differential relative sea-level changes and the neotectonic implications

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