The River Valleys of the Greek Colony of Selinunte: Results of an Offshore Investigation

IF 2.3 Q2 GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Quaternary Pub Date : 2023-10-19 DOI:10.3390/quat6040055
Emanuele Lodolo, Luca Baradello, László Szentpeteri, Michele Deponte, Emiliano Gordini, Dario Civile
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Abstract

The ancient Greek colony of Selinunte, with its acropolis on a promontory on the south-western coast of Sicily, is flanked by two valleys where two modest rivers flow today: the Modione to the west and the Cottone to the east. Archaeological reconstructions, historical documents from various sources, and recent remote sensing surveys indicate two important bays corresponding to the ancient mouths of these two rivers, now completely covered by a thick layer of sediments. It is believed that the ports of the colony were located in these bays, although the remains of these ports are still sparse and contradictory. Here we present a multibeam bathymetric map of part of the marine area immediately off Selinunte and a series of high-resolution seismic profiles acquired parallel to the coastline. They show the geometries and stratigraphic context of the two buried river valleys offshore, from which information about the palaeoenvironmental setting and evolution of the landscape can be derived and which may be used in adequately guiding future archaeological excavation programs.
希腊塞利努特殖民地的河谷:一项近海调查的结果
古希腊殖民地塞利努特(Selinunte)及其卫城位于西西里岛西南海岸的一个海角上,两侧是两条山谷,今天两条温和的河流在这里流淌:莫迪奥内河(Modione)向西流淌,科通河(Cottone)向东流淌。考古重建、各种来源的历史文献和最近的遥感调查表明,两个重要的海湾与这两条河流的古代河口相对应,现在完全被一层厚厚的沉积物覆盖。人们相信殖民地的港口位于这些海湾,尽管这些港口的遗迹仍然稀少且相互矛盾。在这里,我们展示了Selinunte附近部分海洋区域的多波束测深图,以及平行于海岸线获得的一系列高分辨率地震剖面。它们显示了两个近海埋藏河谷的几何形状和地层背景,从中可以获得有关古环境背景和景观演变的信息,并可能用于充分指导未来的考古发掘计划。
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