Evidence of relative sea level change and vertical motion of the land along the coast of Calabria inferred from maritime archaeological indicators

Abstract

Calabria is one of the most complex regions of the Mediterranean basin, which experienced large earthquakes and uplift and is still undergoing to active tectonics. Along its coasts, are located several archaeological sites of roman and pre-roman age, that can be used as powerful indicators of the relative vertical movements between land and sea since their construction. In this paper we show and discuss data on the relative sea-level change as estimated from maritime archaeological indicators of the last ~2.3 ka BP existing along the Tyrrhenian and Ionian coasts of Calabria.