Moghanak, Otchounak, Garm Roud 2 : nouveaux assemblages paléolithiques dans le Nord de l’Iran. Premières caractérisations typo-technologiques et attributions chrono-culturelles

Abstract: The French-Iranian Paleoanthropological Project (FIPP) conducted in 2005 a survey in the provinces of Teheran and Mazandaran (Northern Iran), which are almost virgin zone of paleolithic discoveries. The FIPP discovered three open-air localities in an alluvial context. The Moghanak and Otchounak localities delivered 59 artifacts collected on surface, attributed to Mousterian or ante-Mousterian. These assemblages showed conceptions of different technical natures, generally not very elaborated. The site of Garm Roud 2 is a good stratigraphic framework and is dated to 28,486 ± 190 cal. BP. The 113 artefacts available clearly present an emphasis on bladelet debitage. Comparisons make possible to bring the assemblage closer to Baradostian, more particularly to Late Baradostian.Abstract: The French-Iranian Paleoanthropological Project (FIPP) conducted in 2005 a survey in the provinces of Teheran and Mazandaran (Northern Iran), which are almost virgin zone of paleolithic discoveries. The FIPP discovered three open-air localities in an alluvial context. The Moghanak and Otchounak localities delivered 59 artifacts collected on surface, attributed to Mousterian or ante-Mousterian. These assemblages showed conceptions of different technical natures, generally not very elaborated. The site of Garm Roud 2 is a good stratigraphic framework and is dated to 28,486 ± 190 cal. BP. The 113 artefacts available clearly present an emphasis on bladelet debitage. Comparisons make possible to bring the assemblage closer to Baradostian, more particularly to Late Baradostian.Chevrier B., Berillon Gilles, Asgari Khaneghah Asghar, Antoine Pierre, Bahain Jean-Jacques, Zeitoun Valéry. Moghanak, Otchounak, Garm Roud 2 : nouveaux assemblages paléolithiques dans le Nord de l’Iran. Premières caractérisations typo-technologiques et attributions chrono-culturelles. In: Paléorient, 2006, vol. 32, n°2. pp. 59-79