How can past sea level be evaluated from traces of anthropogenic layers in ancient saltpans?

Benny Bechor; Simona Avnaim-Katav; Steffen Mischke; Slobodan Miko; Ozren Hasan; Maja Grisonic; Irena Radić Rossi; Barak Herut; Nimer Taha; Naomi Porat; Dorit Sivan

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0287977

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How can past sea level be evaluated from traces of anthropogenic layers in ancient saltpans?

Benny Bechor ,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Validation, Writing – original draft

* E-mail: bbechor1@gmail.com

Affiliation Maritime Civilizations Department, School of Archaeology and Maritime Cultures, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5259-3667

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Simona Avnaim-Katav,

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research (IOLR), Haifa, Israel
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Steffen Mischke,

Roles Investigation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland
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Slobodan Miko,

Roles Investigation, Supervision

Affiliation Croatian Geological Survey (HGI), Zagreb, Croatia

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9191-610X

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Ozren Hasan,

Roles Investigation, Validation

Affiliation Croatian Geological Survey (HGI), Zagreb, Croatia

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1542-9814

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Maja Grisonic,

Roles Investigation, Visualization

Affiliation Department of Archaeology, University of Zadar, Zadar, Croatia

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8146-6395

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Irena Radić Rossi,

Roles Supervision

Affiliation Department of Archaeology, University of Zadar, Zadar, Croatia
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Barak Herut,

Roles Investigation

Affiliations Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research (IOLR), Haifa, Israel, Department of Marine Geosciences, L. Charney School of Marine Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
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Nimer Taha,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of Marine Geosciences, L. Charney School of Marine Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
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Naomi Porat,

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology

Affiliation Geological Survey of Israel (GSI), Jerusalem, Israel

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5900-2460

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Dorit Sivan

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Maritime Civilizations Department, School of Archaeology and Maritime Cultures, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
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How can past sea level be evaluated from traces of anthropogenic layers in ancient saltpans?

Benny Bechor,
Simona Avnaim-Katav,
Steffen Mischke,
Slobodan Miko,
Ozren Hasan,
Maja Grisonic,
Irena Radić Rossi,
Barak Herut,
Nimer Taha,
Naomi Porat

Published: July 19, 2023
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0287977

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