name="_GoBack"> According to archaeological surveys and excavation,
Kermanshah area has been occupied by prehistoric people since the Lower
Paleolithic period, and continued to later Paleolithic periods
till late Pleistocene period. The Lower Paleolithic evidence consists
of some hand axes found in the Gakia area to the east of the city. The Middle
Paleolithic remains have been found in the northern vicinity of the city
in Tang-e Kenesht and near Taqwasan.Neanderthal Man existed in the
Kermanshah region during this period. The known Paleolithic caves in this area
are Warwasi, Qobeh,Malaverd and Do-Ashkaft Cave. The region was also
one of the first places in which human settlements including Asiab, Qazanchi,
TappehSarab, Chia Jani, and Ganj-Darreh were established between
8,000-10,000 years ago. This is about the same time that the first potteries
pertaining to Iran were made in Ganj-Darreh, near present-day Harsin. In
May 2009, based on a research conducted by the University of Hamedan and UCL,
the head of Archeology Research Center of Iran's Cultural Heritage and Tourism
Organization announced that the one of the oldest prehistory village
in the Middle East dating back to 9800 B.P., was discovered in Sahneh,
located west of Kermanshah. Remains of later village occupations and early
Bronze Age are found in a number of mound sites in the city itself.
Historic Periods
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