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Buzeyir Cave

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Buzeyir Cave

Buzeyir Cave (Azerbaijani: Büzeyir mağarası, Talysh: Byzaj noğ) is an archaeological site and Paleolithic place of human habitation. The cave is located on the left bank of the Zuvandchay River, at the top of Delikli-Dash Mountain, 3 km (1.9 mi) at an altitude of 1,640 m (5,380 ft) above sea level a

nd to the east of Büzeyir village in Lerik Rayon, Azerbaijan. The cave was discovered in 1985, during an archaeological expedition in the Lankaran, Lerik, and Masally Rayons under the guidance of Asadulla Jafarov. Items made of stone and sharpened bones of animals from the Paleolithic were unearthed during subsequent archaeological excavations.

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