Darband Cave
Gilan Province | |
| Region | northern Iran |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 36°50′08″N 49°39′32″E / 36.83556°N 49.65889°E |
| History | |
| Periods | Lower Paleolithic |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 2012 |
| Archaeologists | Fereidoun Biglari |
Darband Cave is a
Sefīd-Rūd River that flows into the Caspian Sea
.
The cave contains evidence of the earliest prehistoric human cave occupation during the Lower Paleolithic in Iran. Stone artifacts and animal
Middle Pleistocene period. The site was excavated by a team under the direction of Fereidoun Biglari in 2012 [1]
Bear remains
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 processes [citation needed]
References
- ^ Biglari, F., V. Jahani, M. Mashkour, and S. Amini, 2014, Test Excavations at the Lower Paleolithic Site of Darband Cave, Roudbar, Gilan Province, 2012, Proceedings of the 12th Annual Symposium on the Iranian Archaeology, pp. 101-104, Iranian Center for Archaeological Research, Tehran.
- Biglari, F.; V. Jahani (2011). "The Pleistocene Human Settlement in Gilan, Southwest Caspian Sea: Recent Research" (PDF). Eurasian Prehistory. 8 (1–2): 3–28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
- Biglari, F.; Jahani, V.; Mashkour, M.; Argant, A.; Shidrang, S.; 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.; S. Shidrang (2006). "The Lower Paleolithic Occupation of Iran". Near Eastern Archaeology. 69 (3–4): 160–168. S2CID 166438498.
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External links
Media related to Darband Cave (Gilan Province) at Wikimedia Commons
- Biglari, F. "Darband Cave Project".