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Zagros Paleolithic Museum

Coordinates: 34°19′07″N 47°04′19″E / 34.3186115195°N 47.0719049284°E / 34.3186115195; 47.0719049284 (Do-Ashkaft cave, Kermanshah, Iran)
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34°19′07″N 47°04′19″E / 34.3186115195°N 47.0719049284°E / 34.3186115195; 47.0719049284 (Do-Ashkaft cave, Kermanshah, Iran)

Interior of the second room of Zagros Paleolithic Museum.

Zagros Paleolithic Museum (Persian: موزه پارینه‌سنگی زاگرس) is a museum in Kermanshah, Iran, established in 2008. The museum contains stone tools and animal fossil bones from Paleolithic sites in Iran.

History

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The museum was established in 2007.

Collections

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Zagros Paleolithic Museum occupies four rooms which include objects from various Paleolithic and Neolithic sites in Iran.

References

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  • Biglari, F., 2010 The Zagros Paleolithic Museum Guide, Iranian Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization, Kermanshah
  • Mashkour, M., H. Monchot, E. Trinkaus, J-L. Reyss, F. Biglari, S. Bailon, S. Heydari, K. Abdi 2009 Carnivores and their prey in the Wezmeh Cave (Kermanshah, Iran): A Late Pleistocene refuge in the Zagros, International Journal of Osteoarchaeology 19: 678-694.