Heritage sites, Archaeological discoveries, History of Archaeology

Kashafrud

Location

Lower Palaeolithic

Country

Iran

Year of Research

1974-75

Culture

It is an archaeological site in Iran.
It is known for the Lower Palaeolithic artifacts. These are the ancient proof for human occupation of Iran.
There are some collections of simple core and flake stone artifacts which are collected by C. Thibault in 1974-75.
Thibault suggested a Lower Pleistocene age more than 800,000 years age for the localities.
The lithic assemblages were re-analyzed in National Museum of Iran.