Sea Level History (Other Keyword)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Bryn Letham.

Deglaciation following the last glacial maximum caused dramatic coastline changes around the world. Locating and analyzing archaeological evidence of human settlement requires an understanding of the relative sea level (RSL) history and related changes to the landscape. On the Northwest Coast of North America RSL was affected by local glacial and tectonic conditions, and current research demonstrates that sea level histories are locally contingent and vary widely. This paper presents a refined...