Buzeyir Cave

Buzeyir Cave
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Also known as: Buzeyir mağarası, Buzeyir mağarası (Lerik), Cueva de Buzeyir, Бузеирская пещера, Бузеїрська печера, ბუზეირის გამოქვაბული, بوزیر (غار), كهف بوزير, 布茲爾洞穴

Buzeyir Cave is an archaeological site and Paleolithic place of human habitation [1]. The cave was discovered in 1985, during an archaeological expedition in the Lankaran, Lerik, and Masally Rayons under the guidance of Asadulla Jafarov [1]. Items made of stone and sharpened bones of animals from the Paleolithic were unearthed during subsequent archaeological excavations [1]. Around 74 artefacts were discovered in the Buzeir cave [1]. Within the framework of Intas 2000 programme, European scholars such as Henry de Lumley conducted scientific research in Buzeyir cave in September-October 2002 [1].

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TypeCave Structures
Period< 4500 BC
CountryAzerbaijan
Coordinates38.7268° N, 48.3961° E

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