The Response of Sandstone Sea Cliffs to Holocene Sea-Level Rise by Means of Remote Sensing and Direct Surveys: The Case Study of Punta Licosa Promontory (Southern Italy)

Punta Licosa promontory is located in the northern part of Cilento coast, southern Tyrrhenian basin. This bordered by sea cliffs connected to a wide shore platform sloping slightly towards sea. area has been considered stable at least since Late Pleistocene, as testified series evidence well known literature. The aim this research reconstruct main coastal changes that have occurred middle Holocene means literature data, aerial photo interpretation, satellite images, GPS measurements, direct underwater surveys, GIS elaborations high-resolution DTMs, bathymetric data and orthophotos taken UAV. Particular attention was paid positioned between −7.2 ± 1.2 m MSL present MSL, being landform interpreted consequence cliff retreat. elevation compared with GIA models calculated for area, allowing establishing it shaped during last 7.6 1.1 ky BP. Moreover, interpretation archaeological geomorphological markers led reconstruction shoreline evolution sector evaluates retreat under effect RSL variation on promontories, western Mediterranean characterised presence monophasic platforms, applied method can be more effective less complex expensive if other approaches such those based usage cosmogenic nuclides.