Report on the Discovery of Possible Lower Paleolithic Evidence on the Terraces of the Simineroud River

Subject Areas : Prehistoric Archaeology

Rahmat Naderi ¹ (Expert in Department of Paleolithic Research, National Museum of Iran, Tehran, Iran.)

Received: 2023-07-30 Accepted : 2023-07-30 Published : 2006-08-23

Keywords: Lake Urmia, Shahrikand, Acheulean, River Terraces, Lower Paleolithic,

Abstract :

The area around Lake Urmia is one of the most important areas in the archaeological studies of Iran. The existence of archaeological sites from the Paleolithic period to the late period shows the attention of humans to this area, and suitable environmental conditions can be considered as the reason for this tendency to settle in this area. In the past few years, several Lower paleolithic sites were discovered in this geographical zone during various and scattered surveys. These areas, which are deliberately located in the south of the lake and on the terraces of the rivers in this area, illustrate the existence of settlements from the Lower Paleolithic period and the Acheulean tool making industry. According to the technology used to make the artefacts and the typology of the pieces, the Shahrikand area can be related to the Lower Paleolithic period.