Holocene-era submerged notches along the southern Levantine coastline: Punctuated sea level rise?

The study presented here reports on erosional notches, pits, and potholes observed at present sea level and submerged at a series of sites along the southern Levantine coastline. For such submerged features to be formed and preserved, there must be a period of relative sea level stagnation, followed by drowning. This process can occur in response to sea level change, tectonic or isostatic offsets. The specific coastline hosting these features …