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Journal Article 
The [`]Ancient Harbour Parasequence': Anthropogenic forcing of the stratigraphic highstand record 
Marriner, N; Morhange, C 
2006 
186 
1-2 
13-17 
Unique chronostratigraphic similarities are observed in recent geoscience literature on ancient Mediterranean harbours. From these empirical port data a clear pattern of millennial anthropogenic forcing, marked by a fining-up sequence, can be discerned in coastal stratigraphy. The stratigraphic peculiarity of this artificial, or human-modified, parasequence leads us to define a new working model: the Ancient Harbour Parasequence. 
Sequence stratigraphy; Geoarchaeology; Holocene; Ancient harbour