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Zarzian tool industry

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The Zarzian is a tool tradition from the Upper Paleolithic period in Iran, likely dating from 12,000 to 10,000 BCE. It marks the end of the Paleolithic sequence in the region. Evidence of human presence on the Iranian plateau dates back to the Lower Paleolithic period, with well-documented Middle Paleolithic (Mousterian) tool industries found in the Zagros Mountains. The Zarzian industry followed the Baradostian industry, with some cultural discontinuity possibly due to glacial periods. The Zarzian tool industry is characterized by flint tools and represents a stage in the early human habitation of the Iranian plateau.1

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  2. ancient Iran - The Paleolithic Period (Old Stone Age)

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