THE CHERTY MINE AND WORKSHOP OF KALKASHVAND PALEOLITHIC SITE IN HARSIN PROVINCE

Abstract

The difference quarters of Kermanshah like Harsin area in boundaries Ga-Ma-Si-Ao River is chief in archaeological studies from Paleolithic period in Iran. This area because of seasonal and all-time rivers has the ecological source enough. Nearby have done the first investigation of Paleolithic field Iran in Shekarchian-Bisotun cave by Kalton Stanly con (1959-60). Climatologically this area with cherty outcrop and aquatic resource has an appropriate position for abiding since before. One of dietetic challenges within hunter and gatherer society of Paleolithic period was accesses to raw substance and transition of that. Archaeologist always attended to cherty sources radiolarite and ways of exploitation from them since different periods especially in Harsin. Kalkashvand was a camping site to making of tool in middle Paleolithic and there is on Terrace of Kalkashvand River where has found 32 tools from this period. The investigation shows this site was a base camp with much mobility, workshop with a large number of makes, and the many food and raw substance. As a whole this paper tends workshop and its makes in Kalkashvand.