International audienceCollaboration between archaeologists and geomorphologists sheds light on environmental conditions of maritime life in coastal areas, and their consequences on the conservation of archaeological sites. Their development explains the increased research attention that this theme has witnessed during the past 20 years. The rocky coasts of the eastern part of southern Gaul during the Roman period were presented in a first article. West of Marseille and the Rhone delta, in the Gulf of Lion, the coast is low-lying and intersected with lagoons. Sediment supply by coastal rivers has led to a progradation of the coastline. This fluvial supply is reworked and redistributed by the long-shore current. Their effects and that of the ...