Quaternary development and evolution of the sedimentary environments in the Central Mediterranean Spanish coast

Glass Making in the Greco-Roman World: Results of the ARCHGLASS project

“…Other arguments supporting the stability of beach sand compostions are that, apart from the deltaic regions of the major rivers such as the Ebro, the Rhône and the Po, the fluvial networks have not significantly changed over the past 2000 years (see also Rizzini, 1974;Gandolfi et al, 1982;Viñals and Fumanales, 1995;Guillén and Palanques, 1997;Santisteban and Schulte, 2007;Larue, 2008;Rey et al, 2009). More information on the structural buildup and stratigraphy of the Ebro (Maldonado, 1972(Maldonado, , 1975Aloisi and Duboul-Razavet, 1974), Rhône (Oomkens, 1970;Aloisi and Duboul-Razavet, 1974;Vella et al, 2005) and Po (Nelson, 1970;Amorosi and Milli, 2001) delta systems can be found elsewhere.…”

Global and regional factors controlling changes of coastlines in Southern Iberia (Spain) during the holocene

“…A layer of basal peat found in cores drilled in the Pego marsh (Viñals, 1991;Viñals and Fumanal, 1995) provides ages ranging from 1O,120±460 to 7120±90 14C years BP as it was deposited progressively landwards and peat layers were drowned and covered by retreating-beach deposits. This arrangement suggests coastal onlap and the corresponding relative rise of sea level.…”

“…These have been dated at 5190±300 and 5540± 170, the most ancient one; and 3640±330 14C years BP, the youngest one, in the Alicante coast (Gozalvez, 1985). In subsiding are as (Gulf of Valencia) drill cores record marine beach deposits dated as 6130±100 14C years BP, overlaying lagoon deposits (Viñals and Fumanal, 1995). These are placed below present MSL.…”

“…Drill eores from the Mediterranean area, partieularly in the alluvial plain of Valencia Gulf (Viñals, 1991;Viñals and Fumanal, 1995), and in tidal flats of the Gulf of Cadiz Goy et al, 1995;Zazo et al, 1996b) indieate that the 'global' glacio-eustatie relative rise of sea level prior to ca. 10,000 14C years BP experieneed a deeeleration that favoured the start of development of peat layers that oeeur interbedded in lagoonal deposits (Mediterranean eoast) or on intertidal flat sediments (Atlantie eoast) (Fig.…”

“…The aims of this paper are: (1) to analyze the changes produced in the surveyed coastline and the main factors responsible for these changes during the Holocene, based on the analysis of the exposed morphosedimentary units (spit bars, tidal flats, deltas, alluvial plains) and drill cores from Gulf of Cadiz (Atlantic) and Gulf of Valencia (Viñals, 1991;Viñals and Fumanal, 1995); (2) to place these changes in a chronological sequence based upon radiocarbon dating (using uncorrected radiocarbon ages), archaeological, and historical data; and (3) to compare the changes with the classic climate changes described in Northem Europe.…”