| Titre | Le delta de la Medjerda (Tunisie) depuis l'Antiquité | |
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| Auteur | Roland Paskoff | |
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Revue | Etudes rurales |
| Numéro | no 133-134, 1994 Littoraux en perspectives | |
| Page | 15-29 | |
| Résumé anglais |
The Medjerda Delta (Tunisia) since Ancient Times
In northeastern Tunisia, the Gulf of Utica was formed during the postglacial transgression about 6000 years ago. Over time, fluvial deposits from the Medjerda gradually filled up the northern part of the Gulf. The succession of events during historical times has been inferred from ancient documents and ar- cheological evidence. Besides morphological ground observations, aerial and satellite photographs have been used to analyze how the landscape has evolved over the past 3000 years. The Gulfs southern part was filled up in late ancient times. The sea gradually withdrew from the northern part during the Middle Ages and modern times. The Ghar el Melh Lagoon is the last vestige of what used to be the Utica Gulf. Following the last big flood in 1973, the Medjerda shifted, once again, its course. It now flows through a canal originally dug to evacuate the overflow of flood waters. Source : Éditeur (via Persée) |
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| Article en ligne | http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/rural_0014-2182_1994_num_133_1_3451 |
