An 8th century CE earthquake severely damaged inland cities across the southern-central
Levant, but reported evidence of this earthquake along the coastline is scarce. In Caesarea …

The eroding coastal sections of Ashkelon, Israel contain exposed sequences of natural and
anthropogenic sedimentological deposits; some of unknown origin. Ashkelon, an important …

Destruction events in multi-period sites are valuable marker horizons that represent time-
synchronous events across the site and sometimes between sites. Destruction layers often …

Modern observations have shown that harbors are especially vulnerable to the effects of
tsunamis, both due to their position on the coastline and the tendency for tsunamigenic eddy …

The construction of harbours along high energy nearshore environments, which commonly
include the emplacement of hard structures both as central features (eg, piers, jetties) as …

Near surface sediment stratigraphy associated with ancient human settlements can
potentially reveal the complex history of human impact. This study explores such impacts in …

Underwater geoarchaeological excavations on the shallow shelf (∼ 10 m depth) at
Caesarea, Israel, have documented a tsunami that struck and damaged the ancient harbor …

The abundant silt and sand along the coastal plain of Israel have long been considered
susceptible to liquefaction, but previous searches have failed to find field evidence for it. We …

Tsunami field evidence is a critical resource for determining coastal risk. However, in many
cases there is low potential for long term preservation of such deposits on land. A growing …

Historic records indicate that natural events such as earthquakes and tsunamis have long
been destructive to human settlements positioned along the world's lowlying coastlines …