A multidisciplinary overview of the lower Miño River terrace system (NW Iberian Peninsula): a response to comments by Viveen et al. (2020)

Abstract

Viveen et al. (2020) raise several issues concerning the chronostratigraphic interpretations in our recent paper on the fluvial and archaeological deposits of Lower Miño River (Méndez-Quintas et al., 2020). Here we respond to these criticisms, reinforcing the key findings of our study and questioning the validity of their arguments. We find that the concerns of Viveen et al. (2020) are based on a series of poorly founded assumptions and generalisations, invalid comparisons, and inappropriate data analyses.