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Biglari F, Dashtizadeh A, Zarei S, Amini S, Ghasimi T. (2023). Dehtal, Evidence of the Large Flake Acheulean at the North of the Persian Gulf, Iran. Parseh J. Archaeol. Stud.. 7(24), 7-24. doi:10.30699/PJAS.7.24.7
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1- Paleolithic Department, National Museum of Iran, Tehran, Iran , fbiglari@gmail.com
2- Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts of the Qeshm Island, Iran.
3- Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Hormozgan Provincial Office, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
4- M.Sc. of Geology, Geoarchaeology Research Group, Zaminrizkavan Research Co. Ltd, Tehran, Iran.
5- PhD student in Archaeology, Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Art and Architecture, Mazandaran University, Babolsar, Iran.
2- Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts of the Qeshm Island, Iran.
3- Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Hormozgan Provincial Office, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
4- M.Sc. of Geology, Geoarchaeology Research Group, Zaminrizkavan Research Co. Ltd, Tehran, Iran.
5- PhD student in Archaeology, Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Art and Architecture, Mazandaran University, Babolsar, Iran.
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Iran holds great significance for the question of the eastward expansion of the Acheulean hominins, as it is situated between the Arabian Peninsula and the Indian subcontinent, both of which have long and rich records of the Acheulean techno complex. Despite its strategic location, Iran has produced little evidence of the Acheulean techno complex. The only notable examples have been found in the western and northwestern regions of the country. The absence of Acheulean sites in southern Iran cannot be justified. Because this region, located in the northern parts of the Persian Gulf, was one of the main dispersal routes for Acheulean hominins towards the east. Here, we present a report on the discovery of a Lower Paleolithic locality near Dehtal, located in the northern region of the Persian Gulf. Additionally, we discuss the techno-typological characteristics of the lithics found in the area. Dehtal yielded a small, but characteristic lithic assemblage, which included a handaxe, a massive scraper, a large flake, and a flake core. The raw materials used are sandstone and fossiliferous limestone rock, which can be found as cobbles and boulders in secondary contexts on the northern slopes of Par-e Lavar. In addition to these findings, two boulder cores with large removal scars were also documented in the area, indicating large flake production in this locality. The site offers a unique opportunity to study a lithic assemblage in a relatively unknown area within the distribution range of the Acheulean technocomplex.
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Special Archeology
Received: 2022/10/31 | Accepted: 2023/03/1 | Published: 2023/08/21
Received: 2022/10/31 | Accepted: 2023/03/1 | Published: 2023/08/21
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