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. 
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