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Engel, Max, Stock, Friederike and Brückner, Helmut (Eds.): Coastal Geoarchaeology in the Mediterranean – on the Interdependence of Landscape Dynamics, Harbour Installations and Economic Prosperity in the Littoral Realm: Panel 2.3, Heidelberg: Propylaeum, 2022 (Archaeology and Economy in the Ancient World: Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Classical Archaeology, Cologne/Bonn 2018, Volume 5). https://doi.org/10.11588/propylaeum.897

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03/09/2022

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Max Engel (Ed.), Friederike Stock (Ed.), Helmut Brückner (Ed.)

Coastal Geoarchaeology in the Mediterranean – on the Interdependence of Landscape Dynamics, Harbour Installations and Economic Prosperity in the Littoral Realm

Panel 2.3

Archaeology and Economy in the Ancient World: Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Classical Archaeology, Cologne/Bonn 2018

Mediterranean coastlines are highly dynamic landscapes, shifting up to tens of kilometres during the last ca. six millennia in the case of prograding delta plains. In these low-lying coastal environments, many ancient harbour installations became landlocked with severe impacts on the political and economic situation as well as the status of urban centres and their hinterland. At the same time, rising relative sea levels may have resulted in the salinization of aquifers and adverse effects on agricultural production. This collection of papers from Panel 2.3 “Coastal geoarchaeology in the Mediterranean – on the interdependence of landscape dynamics, harbour installations and economic prosperity in the littoral realm” covers those topics for different parts of the Mediterranean geographical entity over the last 2500 years. These studies successfully demonstrate how geoscience data either help to locate harbour sites or how they support the interpretation of archaeological remains and literature sources of ancient authors. Each contribution therefore represents a striking example for the relevance of interdisciplinary approaches in archaeology, as summarized in the concept of geoarchaeology. 

Max Engel is head of the Laboratory of Geomorphology and Geoecology at the Institute of Geography, Heidelberg University, an associated postdoctoral fellow at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, and a corresponding member of the German Archaeological Institute (DAI). He specializes in geoarchaeology, coastal geomorphology, tsunami geoscience, and arid landscape change.

Friederike Stock is a postdoctoral fellow at the German Federal Institute of Hydrology. During her PhD at the University of Cologne, she worked about the geoarchaeology of the ancient city of Ephesos. Her research focusses on geoarchaeology, ancient harbours and microplastics.

Helmut Brückner is professor emeritus of Geomorphology at the University of Cologne. His research foci are coastal geomorphology, geoarchaeology and geochronology. He is a member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, and a corresponding member of both the German Archaeological Institute (DAI) and the Austrian Archaeological Institute (OEAI).

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Table of Contents
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Titelei
a-iv
Contents
v
Martin Bentz, Michael Heinzelmann
Preface
vii
Max Engel, Friederike Stock, Helmut Brückner
Coastal Geoarchaeology in the Mediterranean – on the Interdependence of Landscape Dynamics, Harbour Installations and Economic Prosperity in the Littoral Realm
1-4
Florian Hermann, Kevin Paul, Felix Teichner, Klaus Reicherter, Inês Vaz Pinto, João Pedro Bernardes, Helmut Brückner
Geoarchäologische Forschungen zur römischen Fischsaucenproduktion in Lusitanien: Boca do Rio (Algarve) und Tróia (Alentejo)
Boca do Rio (Algarve) und Tróia (Alentejo)
5-25
Reinhard Stupperich, Corinna Stupperich
Economy and the Persian Wars – the Case of Troizen
27-43
Camilla Colombi
Auf der Suche nach den Häfen an der Prile-Lagune
Erste Ergebnisse eines neuen Forschungsprojektes
45-65

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