FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Geochemical study of carbonate concretions from the aqueduct of Nimes (southern France): a climatic record for the first centuries AD? BT AF BENJELLOUN, Yacine CARLUT, Julie HELIE, Jean-Francois CHAZOT, Gilles LE CALLONNEC, Laurence AS 1:1;2:1;3:2,3;4:4;5:5; FF 1:;2:;3:;4:;5:; C1 Univ Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cite, Inst Phys Globe Paris, CNRS,UMR 7154, F-75005 Paris, France. Univ Quebec Montreal, Dept Sci Terre & Atmosphere, Montreal, PQ H3C 3P8, Canada. Univ Quebec Montreal, Ctr GEOTOP, Montreal, PQ H3C 3P8, Canada. Univ Brest, UMR Geosci Ocean 6538, IUEM, Pl Nicolas Copernic, F-29280 Plouzane, France. Sorbonne Univ, CNRS, INSU, Inst Sci Terre Paris,ISTeP, F-75005 Paris, France. C2 UNIV PARIS 07, FRANCE UNIV QUEBEC (UQAM), CANADA UNIV QUEBEC (UQAM), CANADA UBO, FRANCE UNIV PARIS 06, FRANCE UM LGO IN DOAJ IF 3.998 TC 7 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00637/74941/75963.pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00637/74941/75964.pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00637/74941/75965.csv https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00637/74941/75966.csv https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00637/74941/75967.csv https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00637/74941/75968.csv LA English DT Article AB The first centuries AD in the Mediterranean region have generally been associated with a warm, stable climate. High-resolution sedimentary archives sensitive to local environmental change are needed to switch from this general frame to the regional scale. Similarly to cave speleothems, laminated carbonate deposits can grow in the channels of aqueducts which transported water from karstic springs during the Roman period. The deposits of the aqueduct of Nimes (SE France) are exceptional since they may represent several centuries of paleoenvironmental record with a seasonal resolution. delta O-18, delta C-13 and trace elements were measured in three samples from this aqueduct. The comparison of the geochemical signals with the fine texture of the deposits evidenced the seasonal nature of the lamination observed. This allowed us to document the evolution of environment as recorded through the deposit for the period 50-275 AD. The concretions of the aqueduct of Nimes document rather stable climatic conditions for the first three centuries AD, as well as a local vegetation change possibly linked to an increased in land use. PY 2019 PD MAR SO Scientific Reports SN 2045-2322 PU Nature Publishing Group VL 9 IS 5209 UT 000462298600096 DI 10.1038/s41598-019-41620-4 ID 74941 ER EF