About us

AKTES is the Society for the Study of Ancient Coastlines, a scientific society that has been operating since June 2019.

The reason for its establishment was to promote the many years of research by its members on sea level change and its impact on the anthropogenic coastal environment. The acceleration in average sea level rise in recent years, along with the rise in global temperature, is one of the most serious effects of climate change that we are being called upon to face in the coming years.

Vision

Recognising the coast as a dynamic system

Mission

Systematic scientific research and study of the changes in the coastal landscape from prehistory, through history, the present, and into the future

Scope
  • an up-to-date database of sea level change indicators for the Aegean
  • digital photogrammetry and geovisualisation of the coastscape
  • relative sea level curves during the Late Holocene
  • palaeogeographic shoreline reconstruction
  • predictive models for future coastal flooding due to rising sea levels
  • dissemination of findings and results
  • awareness-raising initiatives