@conference {11971,
	title = {Holocene palaeogeographical reconstruction of the southeastern part of Samos Island (Greece).},
	booktitle = {European Geosciences Union, General Assembly},
	year = {2010},
	month = {2-7 May},
	address = {Vienna, Austria},
	abstract = {<div>The study area, Mesokambos, is located at the SE coast of Samos Island situated at the east-central part of the\&nbsp;Aegean Sea. Mesokambos is an alluvial valley situated on the outskirts of Pythagorion, a town built on top of the\&nbsp;ancient town of Samos which is believed to be inhabitant since at least the Late Neolithic period (4th millennium\&nbsp;BC). Archaeological evidences indicate that the present morphology is associated with recent coastal subsidence\&nbsp;which comes in contrast with the uplift of the North West coastal area of Samos Island.\&nbsp;For the purposes of this study detailed geomorphological mapping, paleontological, sedimentological and\&nbsp;radiocarbon dating analyses of the Late Holocene coastal zone were conducted. The study of sea-land interactions\&nbsp;during Upper Holocene, in relation to the eustatic sea level rise, as well as the geomorphologic observations and\&nbsp;analyses on deposited sediments, aims to reveal the palaeogeographical evolution of the landscape.</div>
<div>To obtain information about the Holocene stratigraphy under the recent alluvial cover, eight boreholes followed\&nbsp;the detailed geomorphological mapping. The paleontological analysis took place and ten samples of plants, shells,\&nbsp;peat and charred material were also collected from several layers of the sedimentary sequence and were dated\&nbsp;using AMS radiocarbon techniques providing temporal control of the sediments.\&nbsp;In this study the tracing of the diachronic palaeo-shoreline shift due to the sea level change and its effect to the\&nbsp;palaeo-environment in the south-eastern part of Samos Island was attempted. Sea level changes along with local\&nbsp;conditions have been studied and the palaeogeographical evolution of the last 6.500 has been verified.</div>},
	author = {Evelpidou, N. and Vouvalidis, K. and Vassilopoulos, A. and Pavlopoulos, K. and Syrides, G. and Triantafyllou, M. and Paraschou, Th.}
}
