September 20, 2025AntiquityOpen Access

Traces of hominin occupations in eastern Iran: Middle Pleistocene lithics from Khousf Plain in the Lut Desert margin

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The discovery of Levallois lithics highlights a significant hominin occupation in eastern Iran.
Cleavers and lithics found around the Goab playa provide evidence for early human settlements in this region.
This research demonstrates the potential for new understanding of hominin dispersal routes to Eastern Asia.
Findings suggest that the Khousf Plain may play a role in the historical study of early human societies.

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Evidence of Levallois lithics suggests early human societies thrived in eastern Iran, indicating new dispersal routes.

Rafei et al. (2025) studied this question.

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