Geology and Archaeology of the late 4th century CE Earthquake-Tsunami event that struck the ancient roman city of Baelo Claudia (Cádiz, South Spain)

• Main Authors: Silva Barroso, Pablo Gabriel, Reicherter, Klaus, García-Jiménez, Iván, Prados-Martínez, Fernando, Pérez-Tarruella, Javier, Sánchez-Sánchez, Yolanda
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Cuaternario y Geomorfología 2023
• Subjects: Archaeoseismology; Earthquake Archaeological Effects (EAEs); Tsunamite; Baelo Claudia; Gibraltar Strait; South Spain; Arqueosismología; Efectos Arqueológicos de los Terremotos (EAEs); Tsunamita; Estrecho de Gibraltar; Sur de España; Estrecho; Planktonic foraminifera
• Online Access: https://recyt.fecyt.es/index.php/CUGEO/article/view/102693

This paper summarizes the set of new geological and archaeological studies that certify the occurrence of a powerful earthquake-tsunami event that devastated the ancient Roman city of Baelo Claudia (Strait of Gibraltar) in the second half of the 4th century AD. Apart from the important coseismic def...