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Stone Age in Azerbaijan is divided into the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic periods. It was studied in Karabakh, Gazakh, Lerik, Gobustan, and Nakhchivan.Stone materials belonging to the Stone Age were found by Mammadali Huseynov in the Shorsu gorge located near the village of Gyrag Kasaman in Qazakh region.
The Middle Paleolithic period of Azerbaijan was studied on the basis of Taghlar in Karabakh, Damcıli and Dashsalahli caves in Gazakh region. The Taghlar cave was explored by archaeologist Mammadali Huseynov in 1960. [3] [5] There is a two large cave in the Avey mountain of the Gazakh region.
There are 8 corridors with a length of up to 600 meters. Some of the corridors are 20–25 meters high. Azykh cave is famous as a settlement of Stone Age people. The cave was discovered in 1960 by the "Paleolithic Archaeological Expedition" of ANAS under the leadership of Mammadali Huseynov.
On the other hand, Azerbaijani archaeologists have found that the history of Nakhchivan dates back to the Stone Age (Paleolithic). As a result of archaeological diggings, archaeologists discovered a great number of Stone-Age materials in different regions of Nakhchivan. [27] These materials were useful to study the Paleolithic age in Azerbaijan.
The Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape represents the history of humanity from the Upper Paleolithic era to the Middle Ages in Eurasia. [3] It is situated at the southeast end of the Greater Caucasus ridge in Azerbaijan. it is located approximately 64 km (40 mi) southwest from center of Baku. The area of the site is 537 ha. [4]
Buzeyir cave (Azerbaijani: Büzeyir mağarası) – is an archaeological site and Paleolithic place of human habitation. [1] [2] The cave is located on the left bank of the Zuvandchay River, at the top of Delikli-Dash Mountain, 3 km (1.9 mi) at an altitude of 1,640 m (5,380 ft) above sea level and to the east of Büzeyir village in Lerik Rayon, Azerbaijan.
Azykh Cave (Azerbaijani: Azıx mağarası), also referred to as Azokh Cave (Armenian: Ազոխի քարանձավ, romanized: Azoxi k’aranjav [1]), is a six-cave complex in Azerbaijan, known as a habitation site of prehistoric humans.
The Taghlar cave (Azerbaijani: Tağlar mağarası; Armenian: Մեծ Թաղերի Քարայր, romanized: Mets Tagheri Karayr) is an archaeological site that was inhabited by prehistoric humans of the Mousterian culture during the Paleolithic. [1]