Prehistory of Iran
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The prehistory of the Iranian plateau is conventionally divided into the Paleolithic, Epipaleolithic, Neolithic, Chalcolithic, Bronze Age and Iron Age periods. It spans the time from the first settlem
Biface (trihedral) Amar Merdeg, Mehran, Lower Paleolithic, National Museum of Iran
Clay human figurine (Fertility goddess) Tappeh Sarab, Kermanshah ca. 7000–6100 BC, Neolithic period, National Museum of Iran
Neolithic sites in Iran
Pottery vessel, fourth millennium B.C. Zagros National Museum of Iran.
Prehistory
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Prehistory, sometimes referred to as pre-literary history, is the period of human history between the first known use of stone tools by hominins c. 3.3 million years ago and the beginning of recorded
Engraved images of animals on antler
Lion-Man of Hohlenstein-Stadel, Aurignacian culture, c. 41,000 BP
Bone flute from Geißenklösterle. Aurignacian culture, 43,000–35,000 BC
Massive stone pillars at Göbekli Tepe, in southeast Turkey, erected for ritual use by early Neolithic people 11,000 years ago