Emiran
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Emiran culture was a culture that existed in the Levant between the Middle Paleolithic and the Upper Paleolithic periods. It is the oldest known of the Upper Paleolithic cultures and remains an enigma
Expansion of early modern humans from Africa through the Levant.
Emireh point.
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
Emiran
…tools were used, including curved knives similar to those found in the Châtelperronian culture of Western Europe. The Emiran eventually evolved into the Ahmarian, and later the Levantine Aurignacian culture (formerly called Antelian), still of Levalloise tradition but with some Aurignacian influences. According…
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