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Wezmeh
34.0586° N, 46.6480° E
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Wezmeh Cave is an archaeological site near Islamabad Gharb, western Iran, around 470 km (290 mi) southwest of the capital Tehran. The site was discovered in 1999 and excavated in 2001 by a team of Iranian archaeologists under the leadership of Dr. Kamyar Abdi. Wezmeh cave was re-excavated by a team under direction of Fereidoun Biglari in 2019.
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Neolithic metatarsal dating
c. 9,000 years BP
Wezmeh Child gamma date
c. 25,000 years BP
Faunal remains dating range
c. 70,000–11,000 years BP
Site discovery
1999
First excavation
2001
National Register listing
2006
Re-excavation
2019
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