Zagros Paleolithic Museum

34°19′07″N 47°04′19″E / 34.3186115195°N 47.0719049284°E / 34.3186115195; 47.0719049284 (Do-Ashkaft cave, Kermanshah, Iran)

Zagros Paleolithic Museum (Persian: موزه پارینه‌سنگی زاگرس) is a museum in Kermanshah, Iran, established in 2008. The museum contains stone tools and animal fossil bones from Paleolithic sites in Iran.

History

The museum was established in 2007.

Collections

Zagros Paleolithic Museum occupies four rooms which include objects from various Paleolithic and Neolithic sites in Iran.

References

Biglari, F., 2010 The Zagros Paleolithic Museum Guide, Iranian Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization, Kermanshah
Mashkour, M., H. Monchot, E. Trinkaus, J-L. Reyss, F. Biglari, S. Bailon, S. Heydari, K. Abdi 2009 Carnivores and their prey in the Wezmeh Cave (Kermanshah, Iran): A Late Pleistocene refuge in the Zagros, International Journal of Osteoarchaeology 19: 678-694.