Zagros Paleolithic Museum ({{Langx, fa, موزه پارینه‌سنگی زاگرس) is a museum in

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, established in 2008. The museum contains stone tools and animal fossil bones from

Paleolithic The Paleolithic or Palaeolithic ( years ago) ( ), also called the Old Stone Age (), is a period in human prehistory that is distinguished by the original development of stone tools, and which represents almost the entire period of human prehist ...

sites in

History

The museum was established in 2007.

Collections

Zagros Paleolithic Museum occupies four rooms which include objects from various Paleolithic and

Neolithic The Neolithic or New Stone Age (from Ancient Greek, Greek 'new' and 'stone') is an archaeological period, the final division of the Stone Age in Mesopotamia, Asia, Europe and Africa (c. 10,000 BCE to c. 2,000 BCE). It saw the Neolithic Revo ...

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. Museums in Iran Archaeological museums in Iran Buildings and structures in Kermanshah Neanderthals Paleolithic Tourist attractions in Kermanshah province Museums established in 2007 2007 establishments in Iran