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The report quoted Sajjad Alibaigi, Assistant Professor of Iranian Archaeology at Razi University, Kermanshah, who emphasized the importance of the mountainous plains of the central Zagros region. These plains, he noted, provided a safe haven for early humans due to the abundance of caves and hunting grounds.
"The caves were primarily used for night shelter, while people spent their days in open spaces," Beki explained, adding that early humans, likely from the Paleolithic era, repeatedly visited the region to gather stones for making hunting tools.
Archaeological efforts in the 300-hectare area have been conducted in two phases. During the first phase, 60 stone axes over a million years old were found. Recent investigations, however, have uncovered thousands of additional hunting tools made of stone.
"This discovery marks a significant breakthrough," said Beki, noting that prior to these findings, similar artifacts had only been sparsely identified in other parts of Iran.
The report calls for the ancient site to be preserved as a museum, highlighting the historical importance of the region as one of the earliest known locations of human activity in Iran
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