Paleoenvironmental evolution of the inner absin of the ancient harbor at Caesarea Maritima, Israel; foraminiferal and Sr isotopic evidence

Archaeological excavations within the inner harbor at Caesarea Maritima, Israel have been conducted to understand the history of the ancient harbor built by Herod the Great at the end of the 1st c. BC. An integrated foraminiferal and strontium isotope analysis (⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr) of three stratigraphic sections (Areas, I9, I14, TN1) from the inner harbor has greatly enhanced the archaeological interpretation. The foraminiferal analysis of forty-two …