Abstract The Mino River basin represents one of the main fluvial catchments draining the Atlantic side of the Iberian Peninsula. The extensive sedimentary deposits of this basin have been documented since the 19th century, but limited research has been undertaken on these features historically, and the Quaternary record of the basin has remained understudied until recently. Research carried out over the last decade on the Spanish margin of the Mino River has enabled more detailed classification and mapping of the main fluvial landforms, as well as numerical (luminescence, electron spin resonance, cosmogenic) dating of some of the deposits associated with Palaeolithic archaeological sites. Here we synthesise the existing Quaternary fluvial record for the basin, and present new geospatial and chronological analyses for the lower catchment area. Our latest examination has enabled the identification of nine fluvial terrace levels and other regionally significant sedimentary features (e.g., alluvial fans) formed in response to tectonics, eustatic changes and associated global climate changes. The chronological data and calculated incision rates indicate that the various fluvial terraces were formed during the Early to Late Pleistocene. Numerous Palaeolithic sites have been found in association with the middle terrace levels (between +40 and + 13 m above present-day river level). Primarily, these archaeological sites preserve assemblages that feature large flake Acheulean (LFA) tools, though a number of Middle Palaeolithic sites have also been documented. Direct dating of these sites, together with morphostratigraphic correlations across the terrace system, suggest that the basin has been extensively occupied by human populations during the last 300 thousand years.

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米诺河下游阶地系统（伊比利亚半岛西北部）的多学科概述

摘要 米诺河流域是伊比利亚半岛大西洋一侧的主要河流集水区之一。自 19 世纪以来，该盆地广泛的沉积沉积物已被记录在案，但历史上对这些特征的研究有限，而且该盆地的第四纪记录直到最近仍未得到充分研究。过去十年在西班牙米诺河边缘进行的研究使得对主要河流地貌进行更详细的分类和制图，以及与旧石器时代相关的一些沉积物的数值（发光、电子自旋共振、宇宙成因）年代测定成为可能。考古遗址。在这里，我们综合了该盆地现有的第四纪河流记录，并对下游流域进行了新的地理空间和年代学分析。我们的最新研究已经确定了九个河流阶地层和其他区域性重要沉积特征（例如冲积扇），这些特征是为响应构造、浮沉变化和相关的全球气候变化而形成的。年代数据和计算的切入率表明，各种河流阶地形成于早更新世至晚更新世。已发现许多旧石器时代遗址与中间阶地水位（在今天的河流水位以上 +40 至 +13 m 之间）相关联。主要是，这些考古遗址保存了以大片 Acheulean (LFA) 工具为特色的组合，尽管一些旧石器时代中期遗址也被记录在案。这些地点的直接测年，以及跨阶地系统的形态地层相关性，