The province of Van in north-eastern Turkey served as a land bridge between Africa and Eurasia during the Palaeolithic. The region is of particular relevance for understanding the movement of hominins between these continents. This study concerns the lithic remains from a locality at Gürgürbaba Hill, named Locality 010, north of the village of Ulupamir (Erciş district). Locality 010 was dated to 311±32 kya by terrestrial cosmogenic nuclides method, which coincides with Marine Isotope Stage 9 (MIS 9), a Middle Pleistocene interglacial period. The assemblage from this site is attributed to the Late Acheulean and resembles that of the southern Caucasus. This similarity indicates that the artefacts from Locality 010 were probably produced by late Lower Palaeolithic technology in a broad sense. These findings suggest local adaptations of late Middle Pleistocene hominins to high plateau environments.

在旧石器时代，土耳其东北部的凡省是非洲和欧亚大陆之间的陆桥。该地区对于了解这些大陆之间的古人类运动特别重要。这项研究涉及来自 Gürgürbaba 山地区的石器遗迹，该地区名为 Locality 010，位于 Ulupamir 村（Erciş 区）以北。地点 010 通过陆地宇宙成因核素法测得的日期为 311±32 kya，这与中更新世间冰期的海洋同位素第 9 期 (MIS 9) 相吻合。该地点的组合归因于阿舍利晚期，类似于南高加索地区的组合。这种相似性表明，产地010的文物在广义上很可能是由晚期旧石器时代晚期技术生产的。