TEHRAN -- The archaeological heritage of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province in southwestern Iran reveals a human history extending far beyond its known cities and historical monuments. 
From prehistoric stone tools to Parthian-period rock reliefs, the region preserves evidence of changing lifestyles, settlement patterns, and political traditions.
Near Dehdasht, archaeological investigations conducted in 2008 identified stone artefacts associated with the Upper Palaeolithic. These included scrapers, borers, blades, bladelets, flakes, and cores. Such objects offer clues to prehistoric toolmaking and everyday activities. Their significance lies not only in their individual characteristics but also in their similarities to assemblages from other parts of the Zagros and southwestern Iran.
Another important site is Bibi Zoleikhaee, associated with the Aceramic Neolithic, or Pre-Pottery Neolithic, period.
Ahmad Azadi and colleagues examined the site in their study, Bibi Zoleikhaee: New Evidence for Pre-Pottery Neolithic Period from Kohgiluyeh, published in the International Journal of the Society of Iranian Archaeologists in 2016. 
The research identified an early settlement whose stone-tool assemblage included numerous bladelets and cores. The authors proposed that its inhabitants relied on nearby natural resources through hunting and gathering, alongside possible early agricultural activities. These interpretations remain dependent on the available archaeological evidence and require further investigation. 

The Pre-Pottery Neolithic designation refers to the absence of pottery in the relevant archaeological context, rather than an absence of technological sophistication or social organization. The site contributes to broader investigations into how communities in the southern Zagros adapted to their environment and developed new subsistence strategies.
Rock shelters and caves provide additional evidence of prehistoric occupation. Sites including Eshkoft Siah, Kabki, Ghafeleh-pe, and the shelters of Dahaneh Siah have yielded stone tools and, in some cases, pottery. However, surface finds alone cannot establish precise chronologies. Reliable dating requires stratigraphic analysis and, where possible, scientific methods such as radiocarbon dating.
A different historical chapter is represented by Tang-e Sarvak, also known as Tang-i Sarvak, in the Elymais region of southwestern Iran. This archaeological complex contains carved stone blocks bearing rock reliefs and inscriptions associated with the Elymaean dynasty during the Parthian period. The imagery includes courtly, hunting, religious, and possibly royal-investiture scenes. Some interpretations remain disputed because weathering and damage have obscured important details. 
The site has been examined by numerous scholars, including Louis Vanden Berghe and Klaus Schippmann, whose 1985 publication, Les reliefs rupestres d’Elymaïde (Iran) de l’époque parthe, documents Elymaean rock reliefs.
Together, these archaeological sites demonstrate the diversity of the region’s past. Dehdasht and Bibi Zoleikhaee illuminate prehistoric life, while Tang-e Sarvak reveals aspects of ancient political authority and artistic expression.
Further surveys, systematic excavations, scientific dating, and conservation are essential to refine this history. Protecting archaeological contexts and publishing research in accessible language will help transform scattered discoveries into a more comprehensive understanding of human life in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad.