Traces of hominin occupations in eastern Iran: Middle Pleistocene lithics from Khousf Plain in the Lut Desert margin
The discovery of cleavers and Levallois lithics around the Goab playa in eastern Iran suggests that this region holds significant potential for the study of early human societies and for investigating new hominin dispersal routes to other parts of the world, such as Eastern Asia.
Authors
- Malihe Shayestehfar
- Meisam Nikzad
- Ali Sadraei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6134-9543)
- Seyyed Reza Rafei
- Zahra Bakhshandeh Pahmedani
Institutions
- Tarbiat Modares University (IR)
- Shiraz University (IR)
- University of Isfahan (IR)
- Shiraz University of Arts (IR)
- University of Birjand (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Antiquity
- Published
- 2025-09-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2025.10207
- Primary Topic
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00