Jabroudian
Sign in to savethumb|Jabroudian culture was named after Yabroud, where Iskafta cave was found in Syria The Jabroudian culture is a cultural phase of the Middle Paleolithic of the Levant. It broadly belongs to the Mousterian archaeological culture, and shows connections with the European facies La Quina.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- archaeological culture
- Part of
- Mousterian
- Named after
- Yabrud
- Location
- Levant
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- time period
- Middle Paleolithic
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Tools
- ''Amoudian'' blades
- Human remains
- Hunting
- End of Jabroudian
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
thumb|Jabroudian culture was named after Yabroud, where Iskafta cave was found in Syria The Jabroudian culture is a cultural phase of the Middle Paleolithic of the Levant. It broadly belongs to the Mousterian archaeological culture, and shows connections with the European facies La Quina.
One of the most noticeable elements is the so-called Amoudian elements, that are the first known stone blades ever. Nevertheless, the connection of this Amoudian innovations with later Upper Paleolithic blades is most likely null.
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