Chapalak Cave Explained

Chapalak Cave is a Late Paleolithic site located at the Amarlou region, in the Gilan Province, northern Iran.^[1] The cave contains evidence for late Paleolithic human cave occupation.^[2]

Artefacts

Stone artifacts and animal remains were excavated by an Iranian Korean team in 2008.^[3] They found lithic artifacts (14 pieces: cores and blades/bladelets) in the upper most layer of the test pit that based on their techno-typological characteristics attributed to the Late Paleolithic period.

Notes and References

1. Biglari, F.; V. Jahani, 2011. "The Pleistocene Human Settlement in Gilan, Southwest Caspian Sea: Recent Research". Eurasian Prehistory. 8 (1–2): 3–28.
2. FALAHIAN Y. 2006a. Evidence of Neolithic occupation at Chapalak near Nodeh-e Farab, Journal of Gilan Culture, Nos. 25-26, pp. 8-12
3. BAE K. 2009. Archaeological survey of the Gilan Province, 2007-2008, Institute of Cultural Properties, Hanyang University.