Zar Cave

Zar Cave
Zar mağarası
	location in Azerbaijan Zar Cave (East Zangezur Economic Region)
Location	Zar
Region	Kalbajar District, Azerbaijan
Coordinates	40°00′19″N 45°57′08″E
History
Periods	Upper Paleolithic
Site notes
Excavation dates	1981

Zar cave (Azerbaijani: Zar mağarası) is an archaeological site of prehistoric human habitation during the Upper Paleolithic. It is located in the southern part of Zar village, in Kalbajar District, Azerbaijan.[1][2]

During an archaeological campaign in the Kalbajar District from 1981 to 1987, cave paintings of prehistoric humans were discovered. Flint knives, arrowheads and bone combs were also found during the excavations. Traces of dents on discovered boards indicate that they were used for milling wheat. These boards resemble ones found in the Tağlar Cave. It is assumed that occupants of both caves belong to the same group or are related and have interacted. Numerous of the artefacts and items produced in the Tağlar Cave were used at the Zar site.

References

"Zar mağara düşərgəsi". (in English)
Национальная Академия Наук Азербайджана. Институт Археологии и Этнографии. (2008). Археология Азербайджана. Каменный век (в 6 томах). Vol. 1. Baku: Şərq-Qərb. p. 448. ISBN 978-9952-448-38-2.

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[1] "Zar mağara düşərgəsi". (in English)

[2] Национальная Академия Наук Азербайджана. Институт Археологии и Этнографии. (2008). Археология Азербайджана. Каменный век (в 6 томах). Vol. 1. Baku: Şərq-Qərb. p. 448. ISBN 978-9952-448-38-2.