- Palaeolithic Era in Iran
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Lower Paleolithic Period
* c. 800,000-200,000 BCE: Prehistoric hominins lived in theIranian plateau specifically inBaqbaqo nearKashafrud ,Ganj Par andDarband Cave s in Gilan, and Shiwatoo near Mahabad.Middle Paleolithic Period
* c. 200,000-40,000 BCE:Mousterian culture was present in both Zagros and central Iran during this period. according to archaeological evidence from Bisetun cave, Neandertal Man was present in theZagros range during this period. The most well known sites of this period are "Tamtameh cave" in the provinces ofAzerbaijan , Ghamari, Gar Arjeneh and Kunji inLuristan , "Kiaram cave" inGorgan , Kobeh, Warwasi,Do-Ashkaft , Bisetun, Mar Tarik inKermanshah , Niasar and Kaftar Khoun, andQaleh Bozi inEsfahan .Upper Paleolithic Period
* c. 35000:Zagros mountains, in "Pa Sangar", "Arjeneh" caves atLuristan , as well as "Mar Ruz", "Mar Gorgalan Sarab", "Dar Mar", "Gogel", at "Hulailan valley","Ghar-i-Khar", Warwasi, Malaverd, and Warkaini caves in the vicinity ofKermanshah , Eshkaft Gavi nearShiraz , andSefid-Ab near Kashan. Blade and bladelet tools charactristic of Upper Palaeolithic period were made and used.* c. 13000-11000 BCE: Hunters and fishers appeared along the
Zagros mountains,and central and northern Iran, specifically at ‘’Kamarband’’, ‘’Hotu’’, and ‘’Ali Tappeh’’ caves. Various bladelets made of flint were made and used in this period, which were both smaller and more sophisticated than those made in the earlier periods.See also
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List of years in Iran External links
* [http://www.iranmiras.ir/fr_site/history/index.htm Iran Miras (in Persian)]
* [http://hjem.get2net.dk/paleolithic-archaeology/.htm news and publications about Iranian Paleolithic
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