Emiran culture was a culture that existed in theLevant (Lebanon,Palestine,Syria,Israel,Jordan,Egypt andArabia) between theMiddle Paleolithic and theUpper Paleolithic periods. It is the oldest known of theUpper Paleolithic cultures and remains an enigma as it transitionally has no clear African progenitor.[3] This has led some scholars to conclude that the Emiran isindigenous to the Levant.[4] However, some argue that it reflects broader technological trends observed earlier inNorth Africa, at older sites like Taramsa 1 in Egypt, "which contains modern human remains dated to 75,000 years ago".[5]
Emiran culture may have developed from the localMousterian without rupture, keeping numerous elements of theLevalloise-Mousterian, together with the locally typical Emireh point. The Emireh point is the type tool of stage one of theUpper Paleolithic, first identified in the Emiran culture.[6] Numerous stone blade tools were used, including curved knives similar to those found in theChâtelperronian culture of Western Europe.
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