Damjili Cave
Cave and archaeological site in Azerbaijan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Damjili (Azerbaijani: Damcılı mağarası) – is a half-circular shaped cave site (6400-6000 BC) in Azerbaijan, where evidence of prehistoric human presence during the Paleolithic and Mesolithic was discovered.[1]
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Damcılı mağarası | |
Location | Daş Salahlı village |
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Region | Gazakh rayon, Azerbaijan |
Coordinates | 41°8′53″N 45°14′28″E |
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Periods | Paleolithic and Mesolithic |
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Various stone tools, arrowheads, flint knives, remains of hearth and fossilized bones of animals have been found in the cave.[2]
Traces of ochre were found in a grotto of the cave, lending credence to the idea, that the occupants had a desire to deal with symbolism and aesthetics. The sediment layers, in which the ochre was found are mixed with more tardy ones which suggests that the use ochre dates back to the Mousterian culture