Darband Cave

File:Darband cave.JPG

Darband Cave

Darband Cave is a Lower Paleolithic site in the Gilan Province in northern Iran, located on the north side of a deep tributary canyon of the Siahrud River, a tributary of the Sefīd-Rūd River that flows into the Caspian Sea.

The cave contains the first known evidence for Lower Paleolithic cave occupation in Iran. A collection of stone artifacts and animal remains was collected by a group of Iranian archaeologists from the Center for Paleolithic Research of the National Museum of Iran and ICHTO of Gilan. The site dates back to the late Middle Pleistocene period.

The presence of large numbers of cave bear and brown bear remains and sparse stone artifacts at the site indicates that Darband primarily represents a bear den. The co-occurrence of artifacts and bear bones does not imply human predation or scavenging. Because there are no clear cut marks, except a few burning signs on the bear bones, they probably accumulated through natural mortality.

References

• Biglari, F.; Jahani, V.; Mashkour, M.; Argant, A.; Shidrang, S.; and Taheri, K. (2007). "Darband Cave: New Evidence for Lower Paleolithic occupation at Western Alborz Range, Gilan.". Paper presented at the 11th Symposium of the Geological Society of Iran, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad. 
• Biglari, F. and S. Shidrang (2006). "The Lower Paleolithic Occupation of Iran". Near Eastern Archaeology 69 (3–4): 160–168. 

External links

• Biglari, F.. "Darband Cave Project". http://sites.google.com/site/fbiglari/darbandcaveproject. Retrieved May 2011. 

Coordinates: 36°50′08″N 49°39′32″E / 36.83556°N 49.65889°E / 36.83556; 49.65889

This article relating to archaeology in the Near East is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Archaeological sites in Iran Paleolithic Pleistocene Former populated places in Iran Tehran Province geography stubs Near East archaeology stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную? Stenogobius Stigmatochromis modestus Look at other dictionaries: Darband-Höhle — Lage: Provinz Gilan, Iran Höhe: 750 m Geographische Lage …   Deutsch Wikipedia List of archaeological sites sorted by country — This is a list of notable archaeological sites sorted by country. For one sorted by continent and time period, see the list of archaeological sites sorted by continent and age.Afghanistan*Buddhas of Bamyan *Haji Piyada mosque in… …   Wikipedia Дарбанд (пещера) — Пещера Дарбанд  памятник нижнего палеолита (среднего плейстоцена) в провинции Гилян на севере Ирана, на северной стороне каньона реки Сияхруд, притока реки Сефидруд, впадающей в Каспийское море. В пещере найдены первые известные… …   Википедия List of archaeological sites sorted by continent and age — This list of archaeological sites is sorted by continent and then by the age of the site. For one sorted by country, see the list of archaeological sites sorted by country.EuropePalaeolithicLower* Barnfield Pit, Kent, Great Britain *… …   Wikipedia Palaeolithic Era in Iran — Events= Lower Paleolithic Period * c. 800,000 200,000 BCE: Prehistoric hominins lived in the Iranian plateau specifically in Baqbaqo near Kashafrud, Ganj Par and Darband Caves in Gilan, and Shiwatoo near Mahabad.Middle Paleolithic Period * c. 200 …   Wikipedia Caspian Sea — As captured by …   Wikipedia Damghan — For the administrative subdivision, see Damghan County. Damghan دامغان   city   …   Wikipedia Ganj Par — The Lower Paleolithic site of Ganj Par is located at Gilan province, at north of Iran. It was discovered by a team of archaeologists from the Center for Paleolithic Research of the National Museum of Iran in 2002. About 150 stone artifacts made… …   Wikipedia Damghan County — شهرستان دامغان   County   Damghan County highlighted in Semnan Province …   Wikipedia Dibaj — ديباج   city   …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”