The study of drainage network response to uplift is important not only for understanding river
system dynamics and associated channel properties and fluvial landforms, but also for …

This paper records the findings from c. 80 prehistoric sites that have been discovered in the
alluvial deposits of the rivers Creuse, Cher, and Loir, tributaries of the middle Loire River …

The human settlement of Europe during Pleistocene times was sporadic and several stages
have been recognized, both from paleaoanthropological and archaeological records. If the …

The stratigraphic and chronological positions of the Palaeolithic sites of Loreto and
Notarchirico have been revised by adopting a litho-tephro-stratigraphic approach applied to …

Since 1970, many prehistoric sites have been discovered in the alluvial terraces of several
rivers of the Middle Loire River basin (France). During the last decade, the stepped-terraces …

In the last few decades, new discoveries have pushed the beginning of the biface-rich
European Acheulian from 500 thousand years (ka) ago back to at least 700 ka, and possibly …

Evidence of earliest human settlements observed in the alluvial formations of the Middle
Loire Basin during systematic surveys organised since 1981. Many stepped fluvial terraces …

Abstract Some areas in Western Europe indicate hiatuses in human occupations, which
cannot be systematically attributed to taphonomic factors and poor site preservation. The site …

This paper reviews the stratigraphical and environmental contexts of early human
occupation and lowland glaciation in Britain and northern Europe. It highlights the …

The prehistoric site of la Noira, located in the Cher Valley, a tributary of the Loire River in the
center of France, has yielded a lithic assemblage composed of large bifacial tools, cores and …