Bisitun Cave

#92 among destinations in Iran

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Bisitun Cave is an archaeological site of prehistoric human habitation in the Zagros Mountains in the Kermanshah province, north-west Iran. Bisitun Cave is one of five caves situated at the base of The Rock of Bisitun, a 1,300 m high cliff within the Chamchamal Plain. It was first excavated in 1949 by Carlton Coon, and is notable for the discovery of Mousterian stone tools of the Middle Paleolithic, as well as the remains of 109 identifiable species of Pleistocene mammals, and hominid remains. Harold Dibble described the stone tools as having strong Levallois components. All artefacts are apparently from the same period. ()

Local name: غار شکارچیان Coordinates: 34°23'26"N, 47°26'13"E

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KermanshahIran

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Bisitun Cave – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Behistun Inscription, Mount Behistun, Statue of Hercules.

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, Archaeological site
Behistun Inscription
2 min walk • The Behistun Inscription is a monumental archaeological site located in western Iran, bearing silent testimony to the ancient history and languages of the Achaemenid Empire. Etched into a limestone cliff at a considerable height of approximately 100 meters, this...
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Archaeological site
Mount Behistun
15 min walk • Mount Bisotoun is a mountain of the Zagros Mountains range, located in Kermanshah Province of western Iran. It is located 525 kilometers west of Tehran.
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Archaeological site
Statue of Hercules
14 min walk • The Statue of Hercules in Behistun is located on Mount Behistun, Iran. It was discovered in 1958, and is the only extant rock sculpture from the period of Seleucid control over the Iranian Plateau, that lasted from c. 312 BC to c. 140/139 BC.