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27,000
Year Old Human Habitat on National Heritage List
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26
August 2003
The
27000-year-old Eshcaft Gavi Cave in the northern slopes of
the Sabz Mountain where rivers of Kor and Sivand meet in
the southern province of Fars has been registered on
Iran’s National Heritage List.
The cave was first discovered in 1969 by William Sams who
was conducting archeological studies around the Kor river.
Scientific excavation of the cave started in 1978 by
Rosenberg, and based on the works found there, mostly
stone and bone tools, the cave was recognized as dating
back to the mid and upper Paleolithic eras. It is
considered the oldest human habitat in Iran.
Furthermore carbon dating showed that the tools go back
between 16000 to 27000 years.
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