Zagros Paleolithic Museum
Zagros Paleolithic Museum (Persian: موزه پارینهسنگی زاگرس) is a museum in Kermanshah, Iran, established in 2007. The museum contains stone tools and animal fossil bones from Paleolithic sites in Iran.
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Zagros Paleolithic Museum (Persian: موزه پارینهسنگی زاگرس) is a museum in Kermanshah, Iran, established in 2007. The museum contains stone tools and animal fossil bones from Paleolithic sites in Iran.
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The museum was established in 2007 by Fereidoun Biglari of the National Museum of Iran in collaboration with Alireza Moradi and the office of Cultural Heritage of Kermanshah Province.
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The museum comprises four galleries showcasing artifacts from the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods, spanning a period from approximately 100,000 to 8,000 years ago. Gallery One: Features a documentary on lithic (stone) tool technology and manufacturing techniques used by early humans. A reconstructed model of a Neanderthal is also displayed here. Gallery Two: Dedicated to animal bones from the Paleolithic era discovered in the Zagros region. It also displays several replica hominin skulls from prominent Paleolithic caves in Europe and the Near East, alongside the particularly significant fossil collection from Wezmeh Cave. Gallery Three: Houses stone tools from the Paleolithic period excavated at various archaeological sites, including Kashafrud, Ganj Par, and Shiwatoo. Gallery Four: Exhibits stone tools and animal bones dating to the late Stone Age (Epipaleolithic/Mesolithic) and Neolithic periods.
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2007
Zagros Paleolithic Museum established.
2007
Zagros Paleolithic Museum is recorded from 2007.
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The Zagros Paleolithic Museum features four dedicated galleries exhibiting artifacts from key Paleolithic and Neolithic sites across Iran. Its oldest specimen is a stone tool from Kashafrud,(Khorasan Province), dating to nearly one million years ago. Additional exhibits include replicas of Neanderthal and Homo sapiens (anatomically modern human) skulls, reconstructed imagery of Stone Age hunters, and animal fossils from significant sites like Wezmeh Cave. The galleries further showcase lithic artifacts spanning various Paleolithic and Neolithic periods.
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