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Quaternary, Volume 8, Issue 2

June 2025 - 16 articles

Cover Story: The development of fluvial systems over long time scales is a complex interplay of tectonic, climatic, and lithological factors. The initiation and location of fluvial channels in the landscape are less well understood. Recently-exposed surfaces provide opportunities to determine factors controlling fluvial channel initiation. During the Würm Last Glacial Maximum (c. 20 ka), the Ain valley in eastern France transformed into a large proglacial lake. Following deglaciation, new drainage channels formed on the drained lake floor. Extensive morphological as well as sedimentological mapping and lithogenetic interpretation of the valley fill enable the determination of the forcing factors of fluvial channel initiation. The location of the postglacial channels is determined by the initial topography of the lake floor and the lithological variability of the sediments. View this paper
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Articles (16)

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Reply to Marra, F. Comment on “Palombo et al. The Lost MIS 11c Mammalian Fauna from Via dell’Impero (Rome, Italy). Quaternary 2024, 7, 54”

  • Maria Rita Palombo,
  • Biagio Giaccio,
  • Lorenzo Monaco,
  • Roberta Martino,
  • Marina Amanatidou and
  • Luca Pandolfi

16 June 2025

Here we provide a brief reply to the comment by Fabrizio Marra on “The Lost MIS 11c Mammalian Fauna from Via dell’Impero (Rome, Italy)”. The comment deals with our omission of the citation of a paper reporting 40Ar/39Ar dating that,...

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16 June 2025

Palombo et al. provide a paleontological study of the large mammal remains recovered in the historical center of Rome and attempt to provide age constraints through a geochemical study on the pumice fragments adhering to the faunal remains.

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The development of fluvial systems over long time scales is a complex interplay of tectonic, climatic, and lithological factors. The initiation and location of fluvial channels in the landscape is less well understood. Recently exposed surfaces provi...

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  • Open Access
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13 Pages

This paper is a contribution to the ongoing debate on the nature and drivers of the abrupt environmental shift at the onset of the Younger Dryas. The goal of this study is to identify key parameters that characterize the Allerød–Younger...

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Spatial Analysis of the Functional Andean Worldview of the Archaeological Site of Ankasmarka, Cusco—Peru 2024

  • Doris Esenarro,
  • Jimena Ccalla,
  • Guisela Yabar,
  • Cecilia Uribe,
  • Mario Reyes,
  • Mirko De los Santos,
  • Geoffrey Salas and
  • Javier Condori

The objective of this research is to conduct a spatial analysis of the functional Andean worldview of the Ankasmarka Archaeological Site, located in Calca, Peru. The preservation of cultural heritage in Latin America faces significant challenges that...

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For many years, the temporal distribution of pigs in the Pleistocene of Europe drew little attention. This changed when, what became known as, the “suid gap” hypo-thesis was published. Subsequent publications added elements to this hypoth...

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Palaeoenvironmental Synthesis of the Eastern Ebro Basin Loess–Palaeosol Sequences (LPSs)

  • Daniela Álvarez,
  • Carlos Alberto Torres-Guerrero,
  • Jaume Boixadera,
  • Carles Balasch,
  • José Manuel Plata,
  • Rafael Rodríguez Ochoa,
  • José Ramón Olarieta and
  • Rosa M. Poch

Loess–palaeosol sequences (LPSs) are continuous records of palaeoenvironmental and palaeoclimatic conditions during the Quaternary. This study includes 17 LPS located in the NE of the Iberian Peninsula, irregularly distributed, associated with...

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The architectural artefacts, materials, and techniques used for constructing shelters may share some common properties derived from the architectural culture that has evolved within the human species. This article examines the material features and s...

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