Ahmarian
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The Ahmarian culture was a Paleolithic archeological industry in the Levant dated at 46,000–42,000 years before present and thought to be related to Levantine Emiran and younger European Aurignacian c
Flint Knives, Ahmarian Culture, Nahal Boqer, 47,000-40,000 BP. Israel Museum.
Stone core for making fine blades, Boqer Tachtit, Negev, Israel, circa 40,000 BP.
Ksar Akil flake made by Levallois technique. Found on the surface at Ksar Akil, Lebanon. Another point type typical of the Ahmarian culture (Northern Facies).
Entrance to el-Wad Cave, an important Ahmarian site
Aterian
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The Aterian is a Middle Stone Age stone tool industry centered in North Africa, from Mauritania to Egypt, but also possibly found in Oman and the Thar Desert. The earliest Aterian dates to c. 150,000
Ahmarian
…the Ahmarian culture Geographical range Levant Period Upper Paleolithic Dates c. 46,000 – c. 42,000 BP Major sites Ksar Akil, Manot Cave Preceded by Aterian, Emiran, Bohunician Followed by Levantine Aurignacian Châtelperronian Aurignacian (Europe) The Ahmarian culture was a Paleolithic archeological industry…
Aterian point from Zaccar, Djelfa region, Algeria
Specialised bone tool in the Aterian Middle Stone Age of North Africa 90,000 year-old Dar es-Soltan
Archaeological and stratigraphical context of the bone implement from Dar es-Soltan 1, dated, 90,000 years BP