E&G Quaternary Science Journal
E&G Quaternary Science Journal
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Articles | Volume 70, issue 1
Articles | Volume 70, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/egqsj-70-93-2021
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Articles | Volume 70, issue 1
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08 Apr 2021
Research article |  | 08 Apr 2021

The late Holocene record of Lake Mareotis, Nile Delta, Egypt

Clément Flaux, Matthieu Giaime, Valérie Pichot, Nick Marriner, Mena el-Assal, Abel Guihou, Pierre Deschamps, Christelle Claude, and Christophe Morhange

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Lake Mareotis (NW Nile delta, Egypt) was a gateway between the Nile valley and the Mediterranean during Greco-Roman times. The hydrological evolution of Lake Mareotis was reconstructed using lake sediments and archaeological archives. The data show both a rise in Nile inputs to the basin during the first millennia BC and AD and a lake-level rise of ca. 1.5 m during the Roman period. A high-energy deposit such as a tsunami also possibly affected Alexandria's lacustrine hinterland.
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Geoarchaeology of the Nile Delta