Batı ve Güneybatı Anadolu’nun paleocoğrafya ve jeoarkeolojisinde santorini (thera) küllerinin önemi

Abstract

Tephra samples is a guide layer in chronostratigraphic interpretations and in paleogeographic geomorphologic evolutions provide scientific contributions to correlations of morphological units beloning to different regions. Volcanic ashes enable the overall relief correlations because of their well reflecting surface that they cover belong the eruption time. Features of Santorini tephra and its distribution is both chronological referance and important indicator because of reflecting the morphological features of a particular period for Western Anatolian paleogeography and geoarchaeology. Besides that, paleogeographical effects of tephras, tsunami effects in coastal regions and its terraces are also important for paleogeography-geoarchaeology reserach. In this research, element analysis of volcanic ashes obtained from drillings in Eşen plain, Bayraklı (Symirna) ancient city ve Gölcük lake (Ödemiş-İzmir) indicates that the tephras belong to Santorini Minoan eruption (1650 BP). Results of analysis corelate with other research that is done before. Element analysis of tephra is associated with the outcomes of research previously done in Western Anatolia. According to these data, interpretations on distribution of Minoan Tephra were carried out. Analysis and findings are used in paleogeograpical and geoarchaeological interpretations and the contribution of the analysis of tephra samples to these works are emphasized

Keywords

• south aegean volcanic island arc
• santorini
• eşen plain
• bayraklı mound
• gölcük