Baradostian culture

The Baradostian culture was an Upper Paleolithic flint industry culture found in the Zagros region in the border-country between Iraq and Iran. It was preceded by the Middle Paleolithic Mousterian culture, directly overlying it without an intervening bladelet industry. This culture is known for the high percentage of burins and some of these were similar to the distinctive nosed profile of the Aurignacian burins. Baradost is one of the mountains in the Zagros Mountains in Iraq.

Baradostian culture
PeriodUpper Paleolithic
Datesc. 36,000 – c. 18,000 BC
Preceded byMousterian
Followed byZarzian culture, Trialetian
The Paleolithic
↑ Pliocene (before Homo)
Lower Paleolithic
 (c. 3.3 Ma – 300 ka)
  • Lomekwi (3.3 Ma)
  • Oldowan (2.6–1.7 Ma)
  • Acheulean (1.76–0.13 Ma)
    • Madrasian (1.5 Ma)
    • Soanian (500–130 ka)
    • Clactonian (424–400 ka)
    • Mugharan (400–220 ka)
Middle Paleolithic
 (c. 300–50 ka)
  • Mousterian (160–40 ka)
  • Aterian (145–20 ka)
  • Micoquien (130–70 ka)
  • Sangoan (130–10 ka)
Upper Paleolithic
 (c. 50–12 ka)

Fertile Crescent:

  • Emiran (50–40 ka)
  • Ahmarian (46–42 ka)
  • Baradostian (36–18 ka)
  • Aurignacian (35–29 ka)
  • Zarzian (20–10 ka)
  • Kebaran (18–12.5 ka)
  • Trialetian (16–8 ka)
  • Natufian (14.5–11.5 ka)
  • Khiamian (12.2–10.8 ka)

Europe:

Africa:

Siberia:
↓ Mesolithic
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