Aeolian dune fields in the coasts of Asturias and Cantabria (Spain, NW Iberian Peninsula)

G Flor, G Flor-Blanco, PM Cedrún… - The Spanish Coastal …, 2019 - Springer
Aeolian dune fields are relatively well represented along the cliff coast of Asturias and
Cantabria (NW Iberian Peninsula)(Fig. 25.1; Tables 25.1 and 25.2). Siliciclastic sands are …

Geo-chronological context of the open-air Acheulian site at Nahal Hesi, northwestern Negev, Israel

Y Zaidner, N Porat, E Zilberman, G Herzlinger… - Quaternary …, 2018 - Elsevier
The open-air site of Nahal Hesi, located on northwestern Negev desert fringe of Israel, is
one of the few primary-context late Acheulian localities in the Levant. Late Acheulian sites in …

Sedimentary features reveal transport paths for Holocene sediments on the Kristianstad coastal plain, SE Sweden

E Kalińska-Nartiša, H Alexanderson, M Nartišs… - GFF, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
We have investigated coastal and aeolian deposits on the Kristianstad plain in southernmost
Sweden by a combination of methods that has yielded data on sedimentary features such as …

Holocene hydrological events and human induced environmental changes reflected in a southeastern Mediterranean fluvial archive

S Avnaim-Katav, A Almogi-Labin, A Agnon… - Palaeogeography …, 2017 - Elsevier
The chronostratigraphy of an eastern Mediterranean Holocene fluvial sequence reflects
global trends (climate and sea-level), local modulations (hydrological regime and storm …

Limekiln services soil enrichment and water retention of an Early Islamic Plot-and-Berm groundwater-harvesting agroecosystem in coastal dunes near Caesarea …

I Taxel, J Roskin, E Grono, M Balila, R Bookman… - Archaeological and …, 2023 - Springer
Limekilns, common throughout the southern Levant in carbonate rock highlands, were rare
in aeolian sand terrains. This study presents for the first time a limekiln within an …

Groundwater-fed plot-and-berm agroecosystems in aeolian sand in the Mediterranean Basin

J Roskin, I Taxel - Advances in Geoethics and Groundwater Management …, 2021 - Springer
Overcoming liabilities of loose sand such as scarce nutrients and low water retention
remains an agricultural challenge.“plot-and-berm”(P&B) agroecosystems, situated in dune …

The paleo-anthropocene and the genesis of the current landscape of Israel

O Ackermann, AM Maeir, SS Frumin… - Journal of Landscape …, 2017 - sciendo.com
Worldwide, human impact on natural landscapes has intensified since prehistoric times, and
this is well documented in the global archaeological record. The period between the earliest …

Shifting the Sands–Early Islamic Modification of the Caesarea Sandy Lowlands into Plot-and-Berm Water-Harvesting Agroecosystem

L Robins, J Roskin, E Grono, N Porat… - Environmental …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT During the Early Islamic period, several emerging agricultural innovations
enabled the cultivation of summer crops in unproductive Mediterranean lands. This …

Estuarine development and early Holocene transgression across an aeolianite substrate, Caesarea, central Israel

JA Goff, JA Austin Jr, BN Goodman-Tchernov - Continental Shelf Research, 2018 - Elsevier
Estuaries are important features on the coastal landscape due to their potential for rich,
diverse, and abundant resources. The modern coast of the southeast Mediterranean is …

The Inland Late Bronze–Iron Age Anchorage of Dor: Ancient Reality or Fantasy?

G Shtienberg, K Cantu - “And in Length of Days Understanding”(Job 12 …, 2023 - Springer
Around the Levantine coast, ancient anchorages facilitated urban center establishment by
enabling travel that connected between sites and civilizations, leading to expanding trade …