# Ganj Par

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'''Ganj Par''' ({{langx|fa|گنج پر}}) is a [Lower Paleolithic](/source/Lower_Paleolithic) site located in the [Gilan](/source/Gilan) province in northern [Iran](/source/Iran).

Located on an old western terrace of the [Sefīd-Rūd](/source/Sef%C4%ABd-R%C5%ABd) River, the site was discovered by a team of archaeologists from the Center for Paleolithic Research of the [National Museum of Iran](/source/National_Museum_of_Iran) in 2002.
The Lower Paleolithic cave site of [Darband Cave](/source/Darband_Cave) is located east of Ganj Par.

==Artefacts==
About 150 stone artifacts —[handaxe](/source/handaxe)s, [cleaver](/source/cleaver)s, a pick, choppers, and smaller [flake](/source/Lithic_flake) tools — made of [limestone](/source/limestone), [igneous rock](/source/igneous_rock)s, and [sandstone](/source/sandstone) have been found at the site.  There are some similarities between these [Acheulian](/source/Acheulian) stone tools with those found in [Caucasus](/source/Caucasus) region. The Discovery of Ganj Par thus indicates that [Iran](/source/Iran) is part of the Acheulian territory.

==References==
* {{cite journal
 |author1=Biglari, F. |author2=S. Heydari |author3=S. Shidrang
 | year = 2004
 | title = Ganj Par: The First Evidence for Lower Paleolithic Occupation in the Southern Caspian Basin, Iran
 | journal = Antiquity | volume = 78 | issue = 302
 | url = http://www.antiquity.ac.uk/projgall/biglari302/
}}
* {{cite journal
 |author1      = Biglari, F.
 |author2      = S. Shidrang
 |year         = 2006
 |title        = The Lower Paleolithic Occupation of Iran
 |journal      = Near Eastern Archaeology
 |volume       = 69
 |issue        = 3–4
 |pages        = 160–168
 |doi          = 10.1086/NEA25067668
 |url          = http://sites.google.com/site/fbiglari/publication/
 |access-date  = 2011-04-07
 |archive-date = 2011-04-29
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20110429203308/http://sites.google.com/site/fbiglari/publication
 |url-status   = dead
|url-access= subscription
 }}

==External links==
* [http://www.iran-daily.com/1392/9/13/MainPaper/4667/Page/6/MainPaper_4667_6.pdf] Iran Daily Newspaper
{{coord missing|Gilan Province}}

Category:Archaeological sites in Iran
Category:Paleolithic
Category:Buildings and structures in Gilan province

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