c. 200,000-40,000 BCE:
Mousterian culture was present in both Zagros and central Iran during this period. according to archaeological evidence from
Bisitun Cave, Neandertal Man was present in the
Zagros range during this period. The most well known sites of this period are Tamtameh Cave in the provinces of
Azerbaijan, Ghamari Cave, Gar Arjeneh Rock Shelter, Kunji Cave, Gilvaran Cave and Kaldar Cave in
Luristan, Kiaram cave in
Gorgan, Kobeh, Warwasi,
Do-Ashkaft Cave, Bisetun, Mar Tarik in
Kermanshah, Niasar and Kaftar Khoun, and
Qaleh Bozi in
Esfahan.
c. 35000:
Zagros mountains, in Pa Sangar, Arjeneh caves at
Luristan, as well as Mar Ruz, Mar Gorgalan Sarab, Dar Mar, Gogel, at Hulailan valley, Ghar-i-Khar, Warwasi, Malaverd, and Warkaini caves in the vicinity of
Kermanshah, Eshkaft Gavi near
Shiraz, Boof Cave near Dasht-e Rostam and
Sefid-Ab near Kashan. Blade and bladelet tools characteristic of Upper Palaeolithic period were made and used.
c. 13000-11000 BCE: Hunters and fishers appeared along the
Zagros mountains such as Warwasi, Pa Sangar and Shalam, and central and northern Iran, specifically at ‘’Kamarband’’, ‘’Hotu’’, and ‘’Ali Tappeh’’ caves. Various bladelets made of flint were made and used in this period, which were both smaller and more sophisticated than those made in the earlier periods.
c. 200,000-40,000 BCE:
Mousterian culture was present in both Zagros and central Iran during this period. according to archaeological evidence from
Bisitun Cave, Neandertal Man was present in the
Zagros range during this period. The most well known sites of this period are Tamtameh Cave in the provinces of
Azerbaijan, Ghamari Cave, Gar Arjeneh Rock Shelter, Kunji Cave, Gilvaran Cave and Kaldar Cave in
Luristan, Kiaram cave in
Gorgan, Kobeh, Warwasi,
Do-Ashkaft Cave, Bisetun, Mar Tarik in
Kermanshah, Niasar and Kaftar Khoun, and
Qaleh Bozi in
Esfahan.
c. 35000:
Zagros mountains, in Pa Sangar, Arjeneh caves at
Luristan, as well as Mar Ruz, Mar Gorgalan Sarab, Dar Mar, Gogel, at Hulailan valley, Ghar-i-Khar, Warwasi, Malaverd, and Warkaini caves in the vicinity of
Kermanshah, Eshkaft Gavi near
Shiraz, Boof Cave near Dasht-e Rostam and
Sefid-Ab near Kashan. Blade and bladelet tools characteristic of Upper Palaeolithic period were made and used.
c. 13000-11000 BCE: Hunters and fishers appeared along the
Zagros mountains such as Warwasi, Pa Sangar and Shalam, and central and northern Iran, specifically at ‘’Kamarband’’, ‘’Hotu’’, and ‘’Ali Tappeh’’ caves. Various bladelets made of flint were made and used in this period, which were both smaller and more sophisticated than those made in the earlier periods.