Allar Cave

Allar Cave
Allar mağarası
	location in Azerbaijan
Location	Allar village
Region	Yardymli Rayon, Azerbaijan
Coordinates	38°55′14″N 48°13′15″E / 38.92056°N 48.22083°E
History
Periods	Middle Paleolithic

Allar Cave (Azerbaijani: Allar mağarası) is an archaeological site and Middle Paleolithic human settlement. The cave is situated on the left bank of the Vilesh River, in Allar village, Yardymli Rayon, Azerbaijan, at an altitude of 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) above sea level.

The cave was discovered in 1993 during an archeological expedition organized by the Institute of Archeology and Ethnography of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, under the guidance of A.G. Jafarov. The expedition uncovered nine Middle Paleolithic stone items.^[1]

References

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

External links

Zar mağara düşərgəsi Website of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan.

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

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