The Mediterranean Valleys Revisited

Abstract

The publication of The Mediterranean Valleys by Claudio Vita‐Finzi in 1969 produced a radical change in research perspectives for our understanding of the timing and causation of erosional and depositional sequences in this macro‐region. This article will trace the debates that arose from this book and outline our current understanding of the interaction between human impact, short‐ and long‐term climatic fluctuations and landscape variability in moulding the development of Mediterranean surface landforms during the Holocene era.