In this paper, we focus on the southeastern coastal zone of the island of Samos (eastcentral
Aegean Sea), in order to reconstruct the evolution of coastal landscapes and the
relative sea-level changes during the late Holocene. We use geomorphological mapping,
sedimentological and palaeontological proxies of late Holocene coastal deposits from two
lagoon environments. We further compare our results with previously published sea-level
data and we show that the southeastern part of Samos was characterized by a subsidence
trend at least during the late Holocene, with RSL rise rates of ~0.8 mm/yr. Our study
additionally highlights that local-scale tectonics is responsible for the evolution of the
coastal zone of Samos.
