🇮🇷 Iran · Cave
Ghar-e Boof
Middle Palaeolithic to Epipalaeolithic (c.80,000–15,000 BP) · Zagros Mousterian → Baradostian → Zarzian
Dasht-e Boof Palaeolithic shelter 2 m (80–15 ka, Neanderthal parietal, Zarzian microliths) at 1350 m.
🇯🇴 Jordan · Archaeological wonder
Iraq ed-Dubb (Ain Hashara)
Early to Late Natufian (13,500–11,500 BP) · Natufian
Natufian rockshelter with earliest escarpment plant cultivation and cult basin prefiguring PPN shrines.
🇧🇷 Brazil · Cave
Caverna da Pedra Pintada
Caverna da Pedra Pintada (Painted Rock Cave), is an archaeological site in northern Brazil with evidence of human presence dating ca. 11,200 years ago.