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SITE ID - NAME :	Z1	Zarzi
ANCIENT NAME :	-
OTHER NAME :	-
LOCATION :	North Iraq, Sulaimaniya
CHRONOLOGY :	Paleolithic
PERIOD CODE :	1
DESCRIPTION :	A cave in southern Kurdistan in western Iraq. At this site investigations of Garrod in 1928 provided the definition of the Epipaleolithic Zarzian industry, of which the Shanidar cave near Erbil is another example. The Zarzian, dating to ca. 10,500-6000 BC, is marked by high proportions of backed bladelets, a variety of geometric microliths and notched blades.
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