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Palaeogeographical evolution of the Egadi Islands (western Sicily, Italy). Implications for late Pleistocene and early Holocene sea crossings by huma…

2019

Abstract The continental shelf morphology offshore of western Sicily suggests that during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM, 20 ka cal BP), two of the Egadi Islands, Favignana and Levanzo, were connected to Sicily by a wide emerged plain, while Marettimo was only separated from the other islands by a narrow channel. We studied the relative sea-level variation from the LGM until today, focussing on two important time slices: the Mesolithic (9.5–13 ka cal BP) and the Neolithic (6.5–7.5 ka cal BP). In this research, we discuss a sea-level rise model by means of geomorphological, archaeological and geophysical observations and new radiocarbon dating of marine and terrestrial fossil fauna. The resul…

Mediterranean climatePalaeoshorelineDwarf elephantsSettore GEO/02 - Geologia Stratigrafica E Sedimentologica010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciencesPleistoceneSettore GEO/03 - Geologia StrutturaleFaunaDwarf elephants; Egadi archipelago; Food remains; Mammals; Marine geological data; Mediterranean voyaging; Palaeogeographical reconstruction; Palaeoshorelines; Vertical tectonic movements010502 geochemistry & geophysics01 natural sciencesMammallaw.inventionPaleontologylawVertical tectonic movementMediterranean voyagingRadiocarbon datingPalaeoshorelinesMesolithicHolocene0105 earth and related environmental sciencesMammalsgeographygeography.geographical_feature_categoryContinental shelfLast Glacial MaximumFood remainDwarf elephantPalaeogeographical reconstructionGeneral Earth and Planetary SciencesFood remainsMarine geological dataEgadi archipelagoEarth and Planetary Sciences (all)Vertical tectonic movementsEarth-Science Reviews
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Boulder dynamics in the Favignana Island coastal zone (Egadi Archipelago, Central Mediterranean)

2016

Boulders disjoined from platform edges or accumulated in the nearshore are frequently transported and deposited in the backshore as a consequence of tsunamis and high-magnitude storm waves. We investigate this process in the Favignana Island (Egadi Archipelago) coastal zone by integrating geological and morphological data with numerical hydrodynamic analysis and radiocarbon dating. Boulders and sockets are detected in proximity to the shorelines of Punta Faraglione and Punta Fanfalo, which are located in the NW and SE sectors of the Favignana Island, respectively. They are scattered on the rocky platform as isolated blocks or in small groups that, together, form a discontinuous berm. The la…

Settore GEO/02 - Geologia Stratigrafica E SedimentologicaSettore GEO/03 - Geologia StrutturaleBoulder storm wave socket hydrodynamic equations Favignana Island Egadi Archipelago coastal zone.
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