Uplift rates defined by U-series and C-14 ages of serpulid-encrusted speleothems from submerged caves near Siracusa, Sicily (Italy)

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dc.contributor.authorDutton, Aen_AU
dc.contributor.authorScicchitano, Gen_AU
dc.contributor.authorMonaco, Cen_AU
dc.contributor.authorDesmarchelier, JMen_AU
dc.contributor.authorAntonioli, Fen_AU
dc.contributor.authorLambeck, Ken_AU
dc.contributor.authorEsat, TMen_AU
dc.contributor.authorFifield, LKen_AU
dc.contributor.authorMcCulloch, MTen_AU
dc.contributor.authorMortimer, GEen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-07T23:49:52Zen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2010-04-30T05:05:42Zen_AU
dc.date.available2010-02-07T23:49:52Zen_AU
dc.date.available2010-04-30T05:05:42Zen_AU
dc.date.issued2009-02en_AU
dc.date.statistics2009-02en_AU
dc.description.abstractWe have established a plausible rate of uplift near Siracusa in southeastern Sicily (Italy) over the last glacial-interglacial cycle using U-series ages of submerged speleothem calcite and C-14 ages of calcite serpulid layers that encrust the speleothems during cave submergence. The precisely determined ages of these sea level benchmarks were compared with expected relative sea level position based on glaciohydro-isostatic modeling to assess the rate of uplift in this region. When combined with the age of various late Holocene archaeological sites that have been recently described and characterized in terms of their functional position relative to sea level these data collectively define a rate of uplift <= 0.4 mm a(-1) along this portion of the Sicilian coastline. These results are consistent with an age assignment of marine isotope stage (MIS) 5.3 or 5.5 for the Akradina terrace. which in turn places temporal constraints on paleoshorelines above and below this level. © 2008, Elsevier Ltd.en_AU
dc.identifier.citationDutton, A., Scicchitano, G., Monaco, C., Desmarchelier, J. M., Antonioli, F., & Lambeck, K., Esat, T. M., Fifield, L. K., McCulloch, M. T., & Mortimer, G. (2009). Uplift rates defined by U-series and C-14 ages of serpulid-encrusted speleothems from submerged caves near Siracusa, Sicily (Italy). Quaternary Geochronology, 4(1), 2-10. doi:10.1016/j.quageo.2008.06.003en_AU
dc.identifier.govdoc1368en_AU
dc.identifier.issn1871-1014en_AU
dc.identifier.issue1en_AU
dc.identifier.journaltitleQuaternary Geochronologyen_AU
dc.identifier.pagination2-10en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.quageo.2008.06.003en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/2849en_AU
dc.identifier.volume4en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherElsevieren_AU
dc.subjectSea levelen_AU
dc.subjectCarbon 14en_AU
dc.subjectSicilyen_AU
dc.subjectCavesen_AU
dc.subjectGround upliften_AU
dc.subjectUnderwateren_AU
dc.titleUplift rates defined by U-series and C-14 ages of serpulid-encrusted speleothems from submerged caves near Siracusa, Sicily (Italy)en_AU
dc.typeJournal Articleen_AU
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