We combined biostratigraphical analyses, archaeological surveys, and Glacial Isostatic Adjustment (GIA) models to provide new insights into the relative sea-level evolution in the northeastern Aegean Sea (eastern Mediterranean). In this area, characterized by a very complex tectonic pattern, we produced a new typology of sea-level index point, based on the foraminiferal associations found in transgressive marine facies. Our results agree with the sea-level history previously produced in this region, therefore confirming the validity of this new type of index point. The expanded dataset presented in this paper further demonstrates a continuous Holocene RSL rise in this portion of the Aegean Sea. Comparing the new RSL record with the available geophysical predictions of sea-level evolution indicates that the crustal subsidence of the Samothraki Plateau and the North Aegean Trough played a major role in controlling millennial-scale sea-level evolution in the area. This major subsidence rate needs to be taken into account in the preparation of local future scenarios of sea-level rise in the coming decades.

我们结合了生物地层分析、考古调查和冰川均衡调整 (GIA) 模型，为爱琴海东北部（地中海东部）的相对海平面演变提供了新的见解。在这个以非常复杂的构造模式为特征的地区，我们根据在海侵海相中发现的有孔虫协会产生了一种新的海平面指标点类型。我们的结果与该地区先前产生的海平面历史一致，因此证实了这种新型指标点的有效性。本文中提供的扩展数据集进一步证明了爱琴海这一部分的全新世 RSL 持续上升。将新的 RSL 记录与可用的海平面演化地球物理预测进行比较表明，萨莫特拉基高原和北爱琴海海槽的地壳沉降在控制该地区千年尺度的海平面演化方面发挥了重要作用。在准备未来几十年海平面上升的当地未来情景时，需要考虑这种主要的沉降率。