Ksar Akil
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Ksar Akil is an archeological site 10 km northeast of Beirut in Lebanon. It is located about 800 m west of Antelias spring on the north bank of the northern tributary of the Wadi Antelias. It is a lar
Layer sequence at Ksar Akil, and discovery of two fossils of Homo sapiens, dated to 40,800 to 39,200 years BP for "Egbert", and 42,400–41,700 BP for "Ethelruda".
Snail and Mollusca shells found in Ksar Akil
Anatomically Modern Humans known archaeological remains in Europe and Africa, directly dated, calibrated carbon dates as of 2013.
Ksar Akil Flake made by Levallois technique. Found on the surface at Ksar Akil, Lebanon. Blue-grey jurassic flint that patinates to white.
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
Ksar Akil
…remains with long and triangular Lithic flakes. The level above this showed industries accounting for all six stages of the Upper Paleolithic. An Emireh point was found at the first stage of this level (XXIV), at around 15.2 m (50 ft) below datum, in association with the hominin mandible Ksar Akil 2. Studies…
Expansion of early modern humans from Africa through the Levant.
Emireh point.