Darband Cave is located in the Western Alborz range and contains
the first known evidence for Lower Paleolithic cave occupation
in Iran. A collection of lithic artifacts and faunal remains was
collected by a group of Iranian archaeologists from the Center
for Paleolithic Research of the National Museum of Iran and
ICHTO of Gilan. The site dates back to the late Middle
Pleistocene period. Biglari, F.; Jahani, V.; Mashkour, M.;
Argant, A.; Shidrang, S.; and Taheri, K. 2007 Darband Cave: New
Evidence for Lower Paleolithic occupation at Western Alborz
Range, Gilan. Paper presented at the 11th Symposium of the
Geological Society of Iran, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad,
Mashhad Biglari, F. and S. Shidrang, 2006 "The Lower Paleolithic
Occupation of Iran", Near Eastern Archaeology 69(34): 160-168