The Karain cave, in Southern Turkey, provided a long sequence of Lower
and Middle Palaeolithic. A <<Clactonian>>-type flake industry is pres
ent at the basis, with numerous denticulates and notches. The evolutio
n is marked by the development of the elaborated preparation of flakes
leading to the Levallois technology. Four climatic cycles were recogn
ized, each with an alternance of a long cold phase and thinner tempere
d deposits. The now available radiometric datations place the last tem
pered phase around 120 to 100 000 years.