Consequences of sea level rise due to Greenhouse effect for coastal Archaeological monuments
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Title:
Consequences of sea level rise due to Greenhouse effect for coastal Archaeological monuments
Series Title:
Recent Advances in Marine Archaeology
Creator:
Nigam, Rajiv
Pathak,M.C.
Hashimi, N.H.
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English

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Climate change ( lcsh )
Marine archaeology ( lcsh )
Sea level rise ( lcsh )
Oceanography ( lcsh )

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Abstract:
It is evident that the fluctuating sea level and relate climatic phenomenon were responsible for extinction of many ancient port-cities and places of cultural heritage. Lothal, Kaveripatnam and Dwaraka are the glaring examples of destruction due to sea level rise in the past and thus became the well known objects of modern marine archaeology. It is well known that sea level is on the rise for the last 11,000 years (Holocene sea level changes) and there are evidences to believe that there will be an accelerated rise in sea level in near future due to greenhouse effect. The increased concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere will be responsible for thermal expansion of sea water and the melting of ice from high latitudes. ( English )

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