Mazandaran setting up Iran’s first cave museum

[Wayne Harrison]

TEHRAN, July 21 (MNA) – The first Iranian cave museum will be set up in the Huto and Kamarband caves of Mazandaran Province’s Behshar region, the Persian service of CHN reported on Friday.

Based on an agreement with the Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization (CHTO), the two caves will be converted into museums, the director of the research foundation of the Mazandaran ancient caves said.

Ali Mahforuzi added that the topography survey has been completed and the design of the museum, which is to cover an area of 13 hectares, is the next step to be implemented.

The two caves, which are located 100 meters apart, were discovered between 1949 and 1951, he said, adding that discoveries in the caves suggest human habitation of the area as early as 75,000 years ago.

On the reason for choosing the two caves for the museum site, Mahforuzi noted that among the ancient caves of Mazandaran, the two were excavated many years ago and the collected data has facilitated the process of converting them into a museum.

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