The Do-Ashkaft Cave, being the Middle Paleolithic cave site, is located at north of Kermanshah, near Taq-e Bostan. It is located about 1600 metres above the sea level and its entrance faces south, overlooking the national park of Kuhestan. The site was discovered by two Iranian researchers, F. Biglari and S. Heydari in 1999 and during next four years was sampled each month which resulted in a rich Middle Paleolithic lithic collection. The Mousterian occupants of the cave made their tools on local raw material outcrops around the cave.
References
- Fereidoun Biglari and Saman Heydari (2001) Do-Ashkaft: a recently discovered Mousterian cave site in the Kermanshah Plain, Iran, Antiquity, Vol 75, No: 289, Page: 487–488
- Kermanshah Cultural Heritage Organization web site
- Do-Ashkaft Cave
- Lithic raw material use in Do-Ashkaft
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big cave
on top of small cave
small Cave floor due to rain water from roof to cool wrought
inside the cave. in the end of the cave we can see tunnel
inside big cave; in front of cave is Park of Kuhestan (mountain's park)
outside small cave
inside small cave; in front of cave is kermanshah city
inside inside small cave
inside big cave, view of hole one wall
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