Geographical changes in the Aegean
Our reconstructions show that the geography of the Aegean archipelago
changed dramatically throughout the last climatic cycle of the
Quaternary (Figure 2). The current configuration and the LGM setting
represent two extremes of the sea-level fluctuations (highest now,
lowest during the LGM). Islands’ morphometry and isolation varied
correspondingly: Island areas achieved a maximum size during the LGM and
are at their minimal size now, with intermediate values at the MSL,
while isolation was minimal in the LGM (Supplementary Material Appendix
2 Table A2.1). Fewer islands were connected to the mainland during the
MSL compared to the LGM (Supplementary Material Appendix 2 Table A2.2).