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Stratigraphy of late-Holocene deposits of the ancient harbour of Marseilles, southern France

C. Morhange

IUF, CEREGE, UMR 6635, University of Provence, 29 avenue R. Schuman, F 13621, Aix-en-Provence, France: morhange{at}cerege.fr

F. Blanc

IUF, CEREGE, UMR 6635, University of Provence, 29 avenue R. Schuman, F 13621, Aix-en-Provence, France

S. Schmitt-Mercury

IUF, CEREGE, UMR 6635, University of Provence, 29 avenue R. Schuman, F 13621, Aix-en-Provence, France

M. Bourcier

COM, UMR 6535, University of Méditerranée, rue Batterie des Lions, F 13007, Marseilles, France

P. Carbonel

CNRS, UMR 5805 EPOC, University of Bordeaux 1, Avenue des facultés, F 33405, Talence, Cedex, France

C. Oberlin

Laboratoire du Radiocarbone, University of Lyon 1, F. 69622, Villeurbanne, France

A. Prone

Laboratoire de Chimie de l'environnement, University of Provence, Place Victor Hugo, F 13001, Marseilles, France

D. Vivent

IPGQ, UMR 5808, University of Bordeaux 1, Avenue des facultés, F 33405, Talence, France

A. Hesnard

CCJ, MMSH, 5 rue du château de l'Horloge, BP 637, F 13094, Aix-en-Provence, France

The late-Holocene stratigraphy of Marseilles harbour is presented together with archaeological evidence and radiocarbon data. An anthropogenic oyster midden, dated between c. 4260 and 3400 14C yr BP is followed by a period of siltation that ended the accretionary growth of an algal (marl) deposit. This event was caused by early human settlement. Subsequently the coastline was subject to progradation. It is argued here that the development of the first town of Marseilles, c. 2600 years ago, accelerated soil erosion and sediment deposition in the harbour area.

Key Words: Palaeoenvironment • geoarcheology • coastline • harbour • late Holocene • Marseilles • southern France • Mediterranean

The Holocene, Vol. 13, No. 4, 593-604 (2003)
DOI: 10.1191/0959683603hl619rr
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