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Reply to comment by C. Morhange, C. Flaux, P.A. Pirazzoli, M.B. Carre on “Holocene Sea level Change in Malta”
Attilio SulliStefano FurlaniFabrizio AntonioliSara BiolchiTimmy GambinMarco AnzideiM. R. PalomboRitienne GauciValeria Lo PrestiStefano Devotosubject
Sea level changeClimatic changes -- MaltaSea level -- MaltaSettore GEO/02 - Geologia Stratigrafica E SedimentologicaMaltaSettore GEO/04 - Geografia Fisica E Geomorfologiasea level change; Malta;upliftPaleoecology -- MaltaGeographyOceanographyPalynology -- Maltaupliftsea level changeHoloceneEarth-Surface Processesdescription
The pits of Birzebbugia are located near the present-day mean sea level, and some are partially submerged. They were dated using pottery discovered in an archaeological site close to the coast, dated to the Bronze Age (Zammit, 1928; Abela, 1999). As they have been interpreted as sites for the retting of flax, during their utilization they should have remained dry and the sea could not submerge them. This is the reason why these structures are not directly related to the sea level, as suggested by Biolchi et al. (2011), so they represent an upper limit.
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