Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4714262 | Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research | 2009 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
Detailed stratigraphical, archaeological, micropalaeontological, archaeometrical and petrochemical analyses of samples from trenches and boreholes at insula of Casti Amanti, in Pompeii, allowed a faithful reconstruction of the recent environmental evolution of the site. The present data clearly indicate the alternation of both subaerial and shallow marine conditions during Holocene times. Taking into account the relative local sea level variations, a ~ 30 m ground uplift event in the last 6 kyr (with an average vertical uplift rate of ~ 5 mm/yr) was inferred for the first time.
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Authors
Aldo Marturano, Giuseppe Aiello, Diana Barra, Lorenzo Fedele, Celestino Grifa, Vincenzo Morra, Ria Berg, Antonio Varone,