Zagros_Paleolithic_Museum

Zagros Paleolithic Museum

Zagros Paleolithic Museum

Museum in Kermanshah, Iran

34°19′07″N 47°04′19″E

Interior of the second room of Zagros Paleolithic Museum.

Zagros Paleolithic Museum (Persian: موزه پارینه‌سنگی زاگرس) is a museum in Kermanshah, Iran, established in 2008. The museum contains stone tools and animal fossil bones from Paleolithic sites in Iran.

History

The museum was established in 2007.

Collections

Zagros Paleolithic Museum occupies four rooms which include objects from various Paleolithic and Neolithic sites in Iran.

References

  • Biglari, F., 2010 The Zagros Paleolithic Museum Guide, Iranian Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization, Kermanshah
  • Mashkour, M., H. Monchot, E. Trinkaus, J-L. Reyss, F. Biglari, S. Bailon, S. Heydari, K. Abdi 2009 Carnivores and their prey in the Wezmeh Cave (Kermanshah, Iran): A Late Pleistocene refuge in the Zagros, International Journal of Osteoarchaeology 19: 678-694.
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