Middle to upper Paleolithic transition of Zagros: Techno-typological assessment of lithic assemblages from Kaldar Cave in the central Zagros Mountains, Iran KU Leuven
Research Objective The early Upper Paleolithic Period witnessed the replacement of Neanderthals and other indigenous populations by Homo sapiens. The way in which this historic process might be reflected in the archaeological transition from Middle to Upper Palaeolithic material cultures is one of the most questionable subjects in the prehistory of the Old World. For sure, there is no simple one-to-one relationship between biological and ...