Evolution of the Croatian shore line between Porec and Split over the past 2000 years

Abstract

Along the Croatian Coast we have carried out a series of divings, looking for geomophological and archaeological indicators of ancient sea-levels. A submerged notch, corresponding to a sea level lower by about 50 cm that the present one, can be observed in several places along the Croatian Coast between Porec and Zadar. A number of submerged archaeological remains like Roman quarries, fish-ponds, cisterns, give evidence that the notch corresponds to the sea level in Roman antiquity, 2000 years ago. South of this area, from Zadar to Split, Roman submerged archaeological remains are related to a sea level lower by about 1,50 m than the present one. We present our observations along the Croatian coastline, from Porec to Split, and discuss the possibility of a regional neotectonic effect on the last 2000 years.

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