- Ganj Par
The
Lower Paleolithic site of Ganj Par is located atGilan province, at north ofIran . It was discovered by a team of archaeologists from the Center for Paleolithic Research of theNational Museum of Iran in2002 . About 150 stone artifacts made oflimestone ,igneous rock s, andsandstone have been found at this site which located on an old terrace of the Sefid Rud River that flows at east of the site. The artifacts composed ofhandaxe s,cleaver s, a pick, choppers and smaller tool made offlake s. There are some similarities between thisAcheulian stone tools with those found inCaucasus region. Discovery of Ganj Par indicates thatIran is part of theAcheulian territory.TheLower Paleolithic cave site ofDarband Cave is located at east ofGanj Par Sources
Biglari, F., S. Heydari and S. Shidrang, 2004, “Ganj Par: The First Evidence for Lower Paleolithic Occupation in the SouthernCaspian Basin, Iran”, Antiquity 78, No. 302, Project Gallery.
Biglari, F. and S. Shidrang, 2006 "The Lower Paleolithic Occupation of Iran", Near Eastern Archaeology 69(3–4): 160-168
External links
* [http://antiquity.ac.uk/projgall/biglari/index.html Acheulian Iran]
* [http://hjem.get2net.dk/paleolithic-archaeology/ Paleolithic Iran]
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