Geological Setting, Palaeoenvironment and Archaeology of the Red Sea

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Rasul, Najeeb M.A (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Stewart, Ian C.F (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Geology.; Physical geography.; Physical Geography.
• Physical Description: IX, 803 p. 509 illus., 468 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783319994086
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-99408-6

This book gathers invited contributions from active researchers to provide an up-to-date overview of the geological setting of the Red Sea. It discusses aspects ranging from historical information to modern research in the Red Sea, and presents findings from rapidly advancing, emerging fields. This semi-enclosed young ocean basin provides a unique opportunity to study the development of passive continental margins in order to examine the current status of that region. In addition to studies on the Sea itself, it includes those from related fields on the littoral zone. The book is of interest to geoscientists and non-specialists alike.