The present geomorphology of the Mediterranean's coasts is largely a product of an intricate
long-term relationship between Nature and human societies. A cradle of ancient …

Global aquatic ecosystems are under increasing threat from anthropogenic activity, as well
as being exposed to past (and projected) climate change, however, the nature of how …

The 4.2 ka BP event is defined as a phase of environmental stress characterized by severe
and prolonged drought of global extent. The event is recorded from the North Atlantic …

Abstract The Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, and Pb concentrations in the sediments of Lake Mariout were
measured and estimated by statistical approaches using the contamination factor (CF) …

The Nile Basin contains a record of human activities spanning the last million years.
However, the interactions between prehistoric humans and environmental changes in this …

Abstract Fort McMurray and the Athabasca oil sands region (AOSR) experienced major
wildfires in 2016, but the impact of these on regional deposition of polycyclic aromatic …

Peat cores were collected from six bogs in northern Alberta to reconstruct changes in the
atmospheric deposition of Pb, a valuable tracer of human activities. In each profile, the …

Peat cores were collected from five bogs in the vicinity of open pit mines and upgraders of
the Athabasca Bituminous Sands, the largest reservoir of bitumen in the world. Frozen cores …

Abstract Beirut, Sidon and Tyre were major centres of maritime trade from the Bronze Age
onwards. This economic prosperity generated increased pressures on the local …

At the end of the first century BC, Ephesus became the Roman capital of Asia Minor and the
most important commercial, religious, and cultural center of the region. In order to evaluate …