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Seeliger, Martin, Pint, Anna, Feuser, Stefan, Riedesel, Svenja ORCID: 0000-0003-2936-8776, Marriner, Nick ORCID: 0000-0002-7916-6059, Frenzel, Peter, Pirson, Felix, Bolten, Andreas ORCID: 0000-0003-1287-9705 and Brueckner, Helmut (2019). Elaia, Pergamon's maritime satellite: the rise and fall of an ancient harbour city shaped by shoreline migration. J. Quat. Sci., 34 (3). S. 228 - 245. HOBOKEN: WILEY. ISSN 1099-1417

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Abstract

Throughout human history, communication and trade have been key to society. Because maritime trade facilitated the rapid transportation of passengers and freight at relatively low cost, harbours became hubs for traffic, trade and exchange. This general statement holds true for the Pergamenian kingdom, which ruled wide parts of today's western Turkey during Hellenistic times. Its harbour, located at the city of Elaia on the eastern Aegean shore, was used extensively for commercial and military purposes. This study reconstructs the coastal evolution in and around the ancient harbour of Elaia and compares the observed environmental modifications with archaeological and historical findings. We use micropalaeontological, sedimentological and geochemical proxies to reconstruct the palaeoenvironmental dynamics and evolution of the ancient harbour. The geoarchaeological results confirm the archaeological and historical evidence for Elaia's primacy during Hellenistic and early Roman times, and the city's gradual decline during the late Roman period. Furthermore, our study demonstrates that Elaia holds a unique position as a harbour city during ancient times in the eastern Aegean region, because it was not greatly influenced by the high sediment supply associated with river deltas. Consequently, no dredging of the harbour basins is documented, creating exceptional geo-bioarchives for palaeoenvironmental reconstructions.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Seeliger, Martin UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Pint, Anna UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Feuser, Stefan UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Riedesel, Svenja UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-2936-8776 UNSPECIFIED Marriner, Nick UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-7916-6059 UNSPECIFIED Frenzel, Peter UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Pirson, Felix UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Bolten, Andreas UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-1287-9705 UNSPECIFIED Brueckner, Helmut UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-151383
DOI:	10.1002/jqs.3091
Journal or Publication Title:	J. Quat. Sci.
Volume:	34
Number:	3
Page Range:	S. 228 - 245
Date:	2019
Publisher:	WILEY
Place of Publication:	HOBOKEN
ISSN:	1099-1417
Language:	English
Faculty:	Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language SEA-LEVEL CHANGES; EPHEMERAL STREAM DEPOSITS; GEOARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; WESTERN ANATOLIA; HOLOCENE; EVOLUTION; TURKEY; BAY; ENVIRONS Multiple languages Geography, Physical; Geosciences, Multidisciplinary Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/15138