Azykh Cave

Azykh Cave, also referred to as Azokh Cave, is a six-cave complex in Azerbaijan, known as a habitation site of prehistoric humans [1]. It is situated near the village of Azykh in the Khojavend District [1]. The cave is an important prehistoric site which has been occupied by different human groups over time [1]. The cave was discovered in 1960 by the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences under the leadership of Mammadali Huseynov and is considered to be the site of one of the most ancient locations of proto-human presence in Eurasia [1]. The poor quality of the 1960s excavation, in which no taphonomic data was collected, led to uncertainties over the chronological sequence of the layers [1]. Excavations resumed in the mid-1990s [1].