DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2013.09.029
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84886691378
论文题名: A 6000-year geochemical record of human activities from Alexandria (Egypt)
作者: Véron A.J. ; Flaux C. ; Marriner N. ; Poirier A. ; Rigaud S. ; Morhange C. ; Empereur J.-Y.
刊名: Quaternary Science Reviews
ISSN: 2773791
出版年: 2013
卷: 81 起始页码: 138
结束页码: 147
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Alexandria
; Copper and lead ores
; Egypt
; Human occupation
; Lead isotopes
; Pre and Early dynasty
; Sediments
Scopus关键词: Alexandria
; Egypt
; Human occupation
; Lead isotope
; Pre and Early dynasty
; Atmospheric movements
; Copper
; Geochemistry
; Isotopes
; Lakes
; Ores
; Sedimentation
; Sediments
; Lead
; aerosol
; archaeology
; bay
; geochemical survey
; human activity
; isotopic analysis
; sediment analysis
; sediment core
; trade
; Alexandria [Egypt]
; Egypt
英文摘要: Recent multidisciplinary investigations of sediment cores from the ancient marine bay of Alexandria (Egypt) have documented local human activities during the Iron Age (circa 900-1000 B.C.) prior to Alexander the Great's arrival in 331 B.C. (Goiran, 2001; Véron etal., 2006; Stanley etal., 2007, 2010), corroborating the existence of the so-called "Rakhotis" as evoked in previous archaeological literature (Jondet, 1916; Weill, 1919; Chauveau, 1999; Baines, 2003). Lead (Pb) Isotopic Analyses (LIA) from Alexandria Bay indicate a possible anthropogenic imprint as early as circa 2300-2650 (±200) B.C. and, to a lesser extent, 3500-3800 (±170) B.C. (Véron etal., 2006). Here we demonstrate that LIA in sediments from the nearby Maryut Lagoon display isotopic anomalies resulting from the release of contaminant Pb into the Lagoon during the Egyptian Early dynastic (at 2897±187 B.C) and Predynastic (at 3520±145 B.C.) periods that corroborate geochemical data from Alexandria Bay. Pb concentrations in Maryut sediments show enrichments that mirror isotopic findings. The absence of contaminant Pb imprints within the sediments from the nearby Nile Canopic branch confirms that isotopic anomalies found in Alexandria Bay and Maryut Lagoon sediments are local and do not originate from long-distance transport of contaminant Pb associated with Nile suspended material and/or wind-derived aerosols. LIA in Alexandria sediment cores correspond to commonly mined Pb and Cu (copper) ores from Turkey (Black Sea region), Cyprus, Crete and the Oman Gulf. LIA substantiate the use of copper-based relics in the Alexandria region during the Pre and Early dynastic periods, and provide insights into metal trading within the Eastern Mediterranean during the Chalcolithic-Early Bronze Age transition, 6000 years ago. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. Citation statistics:
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标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/60453
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作者单位: CEREGE UM34, UMR CNRS 7330, Aix Marseille Université, 13545 Aix en Provence cedex 4, France; UMR CNRS 6249, Laboratoire Chrono-Environnement, Université de Franche-Comté, UFR ST, 25030 Besançon, France; GEOTOP, UQAM, CP8888 Centre-Ville, Montréal, QC H3C 3P8, Canada; Centre d'Etudes Alexandrines, CNRS USR 3134, 50 rue Soliman Yousri, 21131 Alexandria, Egypt
Recommended Citation:
Véron A.J.,Flaux C.,Marriner N.,et al. A 6000-year geochemical record of human activities from Alexandria (Egypt)[J]. Quaternary Science Reviews,2013-01-01,81