Evidence for centennial scale sea level variability during the Medieval Climate Optimum (Crusader Period) in Israel, eastern Mediterranean

• Published in: Earth and Planetary Science Letters
• Main Authors: Toker, E., Sivan, D., Stern, E., Shirman, B., Tsimplis, M., Spada, G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Soi; North Atlantic; North Atlantic oscillation
• Online Access: https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/300708/

The current study provides evidence supporting a sea-level drop of up to about 50 ± 20 cm at the eastern coasts of the Mediterranean basin during the period AD 900–1300. The estimate is based on a variety of archaeological remains, mostly from the Crusader period, compared with other archaeological...