 The Middle Palaeolithic period () is represented in the Levant by the Mousterian culture, known from numerous sites (both caves and open-air sites) through the region.The chronological subdivision of the Mousterian is based on the stratigraphic sequence of the Tabun Cave.Middle Paleolithic human remains include both the Neanderthals (in Kebara Cave, Amud Cave and Tabun), and anatomically modern humans (AMH) from Jebel Qafzeh and Skhul Cave.