Bisotun Cave
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Bisitun Cave is an archaeological site of prehistoric human habitation in the Zagros Mountains in the Kermanshah province, north-west Iran. Bisitun Cave is one of five caves situated at the base of The Rock of Bisitun, a 1,300 m (4,300 ft) high cliff within the Chamchamal Plain. It was first excavated in 1949 by Carlton Coon, and is notable for the discovery of Mousterian stone tools of the Middle Paleolithic, as well as the remains of 109 identifiable species of Pleistocene mammals, and hominid remains. Harold Dibble described the stone tools as having strong Levallois components. All artefacts are apparently from the same period.
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Behistun Cave; Bisitun Cave; Hunter Cave; Shekarchian Cave; Shekarchiyan Cave
Iran,
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Behistun Cave; Bisitun Cave; Hunter Cave; Shekarchian Cave; Shekarchiyan Cave
Iran,
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Location: 34.3906, 47.4371, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
7 places
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Bisotun Cave ⓘ
cave in Bisotun, Iranian national heritage site -
Do-Ashkaft Cave ⓘ
cave in Iran -
Ghar Parau ⓘ
limestone cave in Western Iran -
Maraftab Cave ⓘ
cave in Bisotun, Iranian national heritage site -
Mardodar Cave ⓘ
cave in Bisotun, Iranian national heritage site -
Markharal Cave ⓘ
cave in Bisotun, Iranian national heritage site -
Martarik Cave ⓘ
cave in Bisotun, Iranian national heritage site
Statue of Hercules in Behistun or Statue of Heracles/Herakles in Bisotun
شکارشکار
A Landscape from Bêsitün Historical Complex, Near Bêsitün City in Kermāşān Province, Iranian Kurdistān.A Landscape from Bêsitün Historical Complex, Near Bêsitün City in Kermāşān Province, Iranian Kurdistān.- The Mousterian Industry from Bisitun Cave (Iran) - , 1984
- Middle Paleolithic Human Remains from Bisitun Cave, Iran - article by Erik Trinkaus & Fereidoun Biglari published 2006 in Paleorient
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| site | cave | Bisotun Cave | cave, cultural property, grotto | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Do-Ashkaft Cave | archaeological site, cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Ghar Parau | Iranian National Natural Heritage, cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Maraftab Cave | cultural property, grotto, cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Mardodar Cave | cultural property, grotto, cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Markharal Cave | cultural property, grotto, cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Martarik Cave | cultural property, grotto, cave | Wikidata | |
| commons | image | Statue of Hercules in Behistun or Statue of Heracles/Herakles in Bisotun | Commons | ||
| commons | image | شکار | Commons | ||
| commons | image | شکار | Commons | ||
| commons | image | A Landscape from Bêsitün Historical Complex, Near Bêsitün City in Kermāşān Province, Iranian Kurdistān. | Commons | ||
| commons | image | A Landscape from Bêsitün Historical Complex, Near Bêsitün City in Kermāşān Province, Iranian Kurdistān. | Commons | ||
