Luminescence chronology of Pleistocene marine terraces of Capo Vaticano peninsula (Calabria, Southern Italy)

Bianca, M.; Catalano, Stefano; Guidi, Giorgio De; Gueli, Anna Maria; Monaco, Carmelo; Ristuccia, Gloria Maria; Stella, Giuseppe; Tortorici, Giuseppe; Tortorici, L.; Troja, S. O.

doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2010.07.013

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“…Contributions from cosmic rays were included using the equations given by Prescott and Hutton (Prescott & Hutton, 1994). The contribute of cosmic rays is in agreement with that obtained by Bianca et al (Bianca et al, 2011) for the same geographical area. The AD has been corrected using, for the moisture rate (W), the water content attenuation factor given by Zimmerman (Zimmerman, 1971) and the size attenuation factors of Mejdahl (i.e.…”

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Laser Ablation Cleaning Effects on Thermoluminescence Dating Technique

Renzelli¹,

Veltri²,

Stranges³

et al. 2014

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In this work we present a study of laser ablation (LA) restoration techniques and of thermoluminescence dating process (TL). The main aim of the work is to demonstrate that LA don't affect the possibility to date ceramic artifacts after restoration. We ablate Neolithic ceramics in air with a first harmonic of laser YAG (1064 nm) and dating the artifacts before and after the cleanness process. We obtain a discrepancy of 200 years (3300 B.C. and 3100 B.C. before and after cleanness respectively), value which is in below limits of experimental error. Moreover, we monitor the temperature of artifacts during the LA at the point of sampling for dating. We observe that the maximum temperature reached is about 100˚C, not enough to empty the metastable traps that cause the luminescence signal.

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Laser Ablation Cleaning Effects on Thermoluminescence Dating Technique

Renzelli¹,

Veltri²,

Stranges³

et al. 2014

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“…Several studies have been carried out on the raised Pleistocene terraces exposed in the Capo Vaticano Promontory (Ghisetti, 1981;Dumas et al, 1982Dumas et al, , 1987Barrier et al, 1988;Bonfiglio et al, 1988;Dai Pra et al, 1993;Westaway, 1993;Miyauchi et al, 1994;Tortorici et al, 2003;Tertulliani, 2006, 2010;Bianca et al, 2011). A literature review indicates that there is general consensus in the following: (a) uplift rates have not been constant in time; (b) the northeast down tilt of the promontory; (c) fault activity alone does not fully explain the total magnitude of uplift.…”

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“…However, in the area close to the village of Capo Vaticano there is disagreement about the uplift rates with estimates ranging from less than 1 mm/y (e.g. Miyauchi et al, 1994;Tertulliani, 2006, 2010) up to 2 mm/y (Tortorici et al, 2003;Bianca et al, 2011).…”

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“…Based on the terrace's offset position, Cucci and Tertulliani (2010) calculate an average vertical slip rate of 0.2e0.3 mm/y for the Coccorino Fault, during the last 215 ka. Bianca et al (2011), by using an alternative chronological scheme for the terraces, based on "Optically Stimulated Luminescence" dating, estimate a vertical slip rates ranging from w0.25 to w2.5 mm/y during the same time span. Short-term geoarcheological markers of sea level changes indicate that the uplift rate at Briatico, in the northern part of the promontory, is w0.65 mm/y for the last 1806 AE 50 BP (Anzidei et al, 2013).…”

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Pattern and rate of post-20 ka vertical tectonic motion around the Capo Vaticano Promontory (W Calabria, Italy) based on offshore geomorphological indicators

Pepe

Bertotti

Ferranti

et al. 2014

Quaternary International

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This article appeared in a journal published by Elsevier. The attached copy is furnished to the author for internal non-commercial research and education use, including for instruction at the authors institution and sharing with colleagues.Other uses, including reproduction and distribution, or selling or licensing copies, or posting to personal, institutional or third party websites are prohibited. a b s t r a c tThe magnitude and rate of Late PleistoceneeHolocene vertical tectonic movements offshore of the Capo Vaticano Promontory (western Calabria, southern Italy) have been measured on the basis of the presentday depth variations of the edges of submerged depositional terraces (and associated abrasion platforms) that formed below the storm-wave base, during the sea level stillstand of the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM). These depositional features, represented by submerged prograding wedges and an associated terrace-shaped upper boundary, have been identified in high-resolution seismic reflection profiles acquired along the continental shelf and the upper slope of the promontory, and are referred to in this study as "Lowstand Infralittoral Prograding Wedges (LIPWs)". Our new data and methods provide evidence that LIPWs can be used as geomorphological indicators of vertical movements in offshore settings with well controlled uncertainty. Removal of the non-tectonic component of vertical changes using an ice-volume equivalent eustatic sea level compilation indicates w11 (AE3.2) m of uplift and w25 (AE3.2) m of subsidence, from southwest to northeast, along the promontory, over a distance of w22 km, during the post-LGM. The resulting uplift and subsidence rates (including both regional and local components) for the last 20.350 (AE1.35) years are 0.54 (AE0.2) mm/y and 1.23 (AE0.25) mm/y, respectively. These results are consistent with longer-term estimates based on uplifted 215e82 ka old coastal terraces and Late Holocene shorelines. This integration of offshore and coastal markers indicates a pattern of vertical movements characterized by a marked asymmetry associated with a northeast down tilt of the Capo Vaticano Promontory. The calculated tilt rate increases by one order of magnitude during the post-LGM in respect to the time interval from 215 to 82 BP. Displacement associated with the NWeSE striking normal fault that bound the Capo Vaticano Promontory to the Gioia Tauro Basin ended in the (?) Pleistocene, and thus does not contribute to the tilt of the promontory at least during the last 215 ka.

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“…All samples were at first subjected to standard PH3DRA laboratory coarse grain protocol (Bianca et al, 2011) but the amount of this fraction was not always sufficient to guarantee an adequate statistic on aliquots with precise granulometry. In order to obtain a sufficient quantity of aliquots for OSL measurements, we were pressed to use both CG with different granulometry and 2-11 µm FG fractions (Roberts and Wintle, 2001).…”

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Geological record of tsunami inundations in Pantano Morghella (south-eastern Sicily) both from near and far-field sources

Gerardi

Smedile

Pirrotta

et al. 2012

Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci.

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Abstract. Analysis of tsunami deposits from the Pantano Morghella area provided geological evidence for two inundations occurred along the south-eastern Ionian coast of Sicily. Pantano Morghella is a large pond characterised by a finegrained sedimentation indicating a low-energy depositional environment. Two anomalous yellow sandy layers found at different depths indicate the occurrence of high-energy marine inundations. We studied sedimentological and paleontological features of the anomalous deposits as well as their spatial distribution observing the following properties: different facies with respect to the local stratigraphic sequence; erosive bases, rip-up clasts and broken elements testifying violent deposition mechanisms; macro and micro fauna of marine environment; relatively constant thickness throughout most of the depositional zone with thinning at the distal end; large sand sheets that extend inland. These observations, jointly with their infrequency in the sedimentary record and the age indicating a fast deposition, provided strong evidence for tsunami inundations. Correlations between anomalous layers and historical tsunamis are supported by radiocarbon and OSL dating results. The younger deposit is likely due to the 1908 near-source tsunami, whereas the flooding of the oldest event is most likely associated with a far and large source, the Crete 365 AD earthquake.

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Luminescence chronology of Pleistocene marine terraces of Capo Vaticano peninsula (Calabria, Southern Italy)

Cited by 44 publications

References 38 publications

Laser Ablation Cleaning Effects on Thermoluminescence Dating Technique

Laser Ablation Cleaning Effects on Thermoluminescence Dating Technique

Pattern and rate of post-20 ka vertical tectonic motion around the Capo Vaticano Promontory (W Calabria, Italy) based on offshore geomorphological indicators

Geological record of tsunami inundations in Pantano Morghella (south-eastern Sicily) both from near and far-field sources

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