El registro cuaternario sumergido de la Bahía de Cartagena (Murcia, España)
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Se perforó un sondeo de 30 m en la Bahía de Cartagena. El
doble objetivo del mismo fue obtener datos sobre el antiguo frente
marítimo de la ciudad romana y establecer la cronoestratigrafía
y evolución paleoambiental. El sondeo (E3) se muestreó con alta
resolución. Los sedimentos de la parte inferior (30-11,3 m) con predominio de colores marrones que indican condiciones oxidantes,
la fauna de aguas salobres (Cerastoderma glaucum/Cyprideis
torosa) y la sedimentación dominada por fangos y arenas, permiten interpretar el medio sedimentario estudiado como una llanura fangosa costera ligada a un abanico aluvial. Las edades AAR
obtenidas revelan que todo el MIS5 está incluido en el registro. La
parte superior (11,3-3,0 m), correspondiente al MIS 1, consiste en
fangos orgánicos negros con arena y grava. Aparece una amplia
diversidad de moluscos marinos en estadios juveniles de desarrollo. Todo esto representa el “cul de sac” de una bahía protegida
donde se acumulaban restos vegetales, periódicamente afectada
por llegadas de detríticos aluviales. Existe una somerización a techo del depósito
A new borehole was drilled at the end of the Cartagena Bay. The twofold aim of this operation was to obtain insights into the ancient Roman city seafront, and to establish its cronostratigraphy and paleoenvironmental evolution. A continuous 30 m long core (E3) was drilled and sampled with high resolution. The sediments of the lower part (30-11.3 m) with predominant brown colour indicating oxydizing conditions, the brackish-water fauna (Cerastoderma glaucum/Cyprideis torosa) and mud/sand dominance, allow to interpret the sedimentary environment as formed in a coastal mud flat linked to an alluvial fan. Consistent AAR dating ages reveal that the whole MIS5 record is included. The upper part of the record (11.3-3.0 m), which belongs to MIS 1, is made of black muddy sand and gravel. It appears a high diversity of marine mollusk species mostly in juvenile stage of development. This represents a complex environment: a “cul-d-sac” at the protected end of the bay where plant debris accumulated, being intruded by alluvial inputs. A growing continental influence likely occurred at the top
A new borehole was drilled at the end of the Cartagena Bay. The twofold aim of this operation was to obtain insights into the ancient Roman city seafront, and to establish its cronostratigraphy and paleoenvironmental evolution. A continuous 30 m long core (E3) was drilled and sampled with high resolution. The sediments of the lower part (30-11.3 m) with predominant brown colour indicating oxydizing conditions, the brackish-water fauna (Cerastoderma glaucum/Cyprideis torosa) and mud/sand dominance, allow to interpret the sedimentary environment as formed in a coastal mud flat linked to an alluvial fan. Consistent AAR dating ages reveal that the whole MIS5 record is included. The upper part of the record (11.3-3.0 m), which belongs to MIS 1, is made of black muddy sand and gravel. It appears a high diversity of marine mollusk species mostly in juvenile stage of development. This represents a complex environment: a “cul-d-sac” at the protected end of the bay where plant debris accumulated, being intruded by alluvial inputs. A growing continental influence likely occurred at the top







