Emiran

Emiran culture was a culture that existed in the Levant (Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Jordan and Arabia) between the Middle Paleolithic and the Upper Paleolithic periods. It is the oldest known of the Upper Paleolithic cultures and remains an enigma as it transitionally has no clear African progenitor. This has led some scholars to conclude that the Emiran is indigenous to the Levant. However, some argue that it reflects broader technological trends observed earlier in North Africa, at older sites like Taramsa 1 in Egypt, "which contains modern human remains dated to 75,000 years ago".

Emiran culture
50,000~40,000 BP
Tianyuan
man
Niah man
Ust' man
Mousterian culture
Okladnikov
Oase
Shanidar
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Emiran and contemporary cultures c. 50,000-40,000 BP
Geographical rangeLevant, Arabia
PeriodUpper Paleolithic
Datesabout 60,000–40,000 cal B.P.
Preceded byMousterian, Aterian
Followed byBohunician, Ahmarian, Levantine Aurignacian
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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