Hadler, Hanna, Voett, Andreas, Fischer, Peter, Ludwig, Stefanie, Heinzelmann, Michael and Rohn, Corinna (2015). Temple-complex post-dates tsunami deposits found in the ancient harbour basin of Ostia (Rome, Italy). J. Archaeol. Sci., 61. S. 78 - 90. LONDON: ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD. ISSN 1095-9238

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Abstract

Detailed geophysical and geoarchaeological investigations carried out in Ostia, ancient harbour of Rome, revealed two different generations of harbour basins and also proved the repeated impact of high-energy wave events on the study area. West of Ostia, at the southern bank of the Tiber, a lagoonal harbour existed from the 4th and 2nd cent. BC but was affected by strong siltation. At the same site, a river harbour was subsequently established from the 1st cent. AD onwards. Fluvial deposits of medieval age finally document Tiber river bank erosion affecting the abandoned site. Within the sedimentary record, distinct high-energy event deposits were found and seem to be related to tsunami impact that hit the ancient harbour site. Event I occurred prior to the harbour foundation between the 8th and 5th cent. BC and induced significant environmental changes. Event II hit the lagoonal harbour most probably in the 4th cent. BC. Event III caused a widespread burial of the lagoonal harbour basin which, at that time, was already silted up. Built directly on top of the youngest event deposit found at Ostia, the foundation of the (navalia-) temple-complex post-dates tsunami event III to the time before the early 1st cent. AD. Subsequently, the site was used as a river harbour. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Item Type: Journal Article
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Hadler, HannaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Voett, AndreasUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Fischer, PeterUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Ludwig, StefanieUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Heinzelmann, MichaelUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Rohn, CorinnaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-394746
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2015.05.002
Journal or Publication Title: J. Archaeol. Sci.
Volume: 61
Page Range: S. 78 - 90
Date: 2015
Publisher: ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Place of Publication: LONDON
ISSN: 1095-9238
Language: English
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Divisions: Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Fächergruppe 2: Archäologie, Altertumskunde und Kulturen des Mittelmeerraums > Archäologisches Institut > Klassische Archäologie
Subjects: no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:
KeywordsLanguage
DELTA; PELOPONNESE; EVOLUTION; GREECEMultiple languages
Anthropology; Archaeology; Geosciences, MultidisciplinaryMultiple languages
Refereed: Yes
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/39474

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