Darra-e Kur

The Darra-e Kur site contains a rock shelter positioned at 1590 meters elevation, featuring stratified silt deposits formed through stream action over time.

Excavations in 1966 revealed approximately 800 stone implements, including flint blades, sickle blades, and large diabase points dating back multiple millennia.

The discovery of post-holes indicating tent structures, along with three ceremonial goat burials, suggests organized settlement patterns of early inhabitants.

The archaeological site lies northeast of Kalafgan, 63 kilometers east of Taloqan, and researchers can access it through the route leading to Faizabad.

The human temporal bone found at Darra-e Kur represents the first and only ancient human remains from Afghanistan with successfully sequenced DNA.

Elevation above the sea: 1,590 m

GPS coordinates: 36.78333,70.00000

Latest update: June 9, 2025 06:34