Shiwatoo (Sorani Kurdish: شیوهتو), located 7 km to the west of Mahabad, overlooking Mahabad-Piranshahr road in the West Azarbaijan Province, Iran, is an archaeological site of the Lower Paleolithic, c. 400.000 years ago.
شیوهتو | |
| Location | Iran |
|---|---|
| Region | Mahabad |
| Type | Open-air site |
| History | |
| Periods | Pleistocene |
| Cultures | Acheulean |
| Site notes | |
| Public access | 7 km to the west of Mahabad, overlooking Mahabad-Piranshahr road |
Archaeologists collected nearly one hundred artifacts from an area measuring about one hectare overlooking the Mahabad River. Many of the artifacts were made from andesite, quartzite, and basalt cobbles.[1]
The stone industry consists primarily of cores, tested cobbles, and core-choppers. The most characteristic find from this site is a Cleaver (tool), which is a type of biface stone tool of Acheulean tradition of the Lower Palaeolithic.[2]
References
edit- ^ Biglari, F. and Shidrang, S., (2006) The Lower Paleolithic Occupation of Iran, Near Eastern Archaeology 69(3–4): 160–168
- ^ Jaubert, J.; Biglari, F.; Bordes, J.; Bruxelles, L.; Mourre, V.; Shidrang, S.; Naderi, R.; and Alipour, S. 2006 New Research on Paleolithic of Iran: Preliminary Report of 2004 Iranian-French Joint Mission. Archaeological Reports (Iranian Center for Archaeological Research) 4: 17–26.
- https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Acheulian-artifacts-from-Shiwatoo-Mahabad-region-Drawing-J-Jaubert_fig3_292068003
- https://www.academia.edu/13844333/Shiwatoo-_Lower_Paleolithic
- The Paleolithic of Iran: Report of 2004 Iranian-French Joint Mission
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