The Largest Iranian Palaeolithic site discovered in Semnan
Semnan Landscape. Image credit Flickr user Elias Pirasteh
In the Mirk hill area of the Northern Iranian city of Semnan, archaeologists have discovered the largest Palaeolithic site in Iran. Many of the artefacts found in the site were a number of Hominin (early humans) tools.
The Archaeologist in-charge of the Palaeolithic site, Mr. Vahdatinasab said “Studies show that Palaeolithic people had been living in this region between 40,000 to 200,000 years ago. The area is very important in the sense that it is the largest of its kind in Iran and the Middle East and houses thousands of ancient stone tools.”
Then Mr. Vahdatinasab added that the source of the stone was found 16km away from site overlooking the city of Semnan.
The local area itself was first excavated in the early 1980’s, where fresh artefacts were revealed in the Delazeyan (an area near Semnan) and Mirk hills.
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