Chapalak Cave
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Chapalak Cave is a Late Paleolithic site located at the Amarlou region, in the Gilan Province, northern Iran.[1] The cave contains evidence for late Paleolithic human cave occupation.[2]
Artefacts
[edit]Stone artifacts and animal remains were excavated by an Iranian Korean team in 2008.[3] They found lithic artifacts (14 pieces: cores and blades/bladelets) in the upper most layer of the test pit that based on their techno-typological characteristics attributed to the Late Paleolithic period.
References
[edit]- ^ Biglari, F.; V. Jahani, 2011. "The Pleistocene Human Settlement in Gilan, Southwest Caspian Sea: Recent Research". Eurasian Prehistory. 8 (1–2): 3–28.
- ^ FALAHIAN Y. 2006a. Evidence of Neolithic occupation at Chapalak near Nodeh-e Farab, Journal of Gilan Culture, Nos. 25-26, pp. 8-12
- ^ BAE K. 2009. Archaeological survey of the Gilan Province, 2007-2008, Institute of Cultural Properties, Hanyang University.
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