Trench III at Darra-i-Kur. Baba Darwesh, Badakhshan Province.

1966
Excavations by American archaeologists began at Darra-i-Kur (Cave of the Valley) undertaken in 1966 produced some 800 Middle Palaeolithic lithic implements from about 30,000 BP.
Photo: Louis Dupree

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1966<br />
Excavations by American archaeologists began at Darra-i-Kur (Cave of the Valley) undertaken in 1966 produced some 800 Middle Palaeolithic lithic implements from about 30,000 BP.<br />
Photo: Louis Dupree