Art rupestre de Houmian, province du Luristan, Iran

Presented here are the preliminary results of the 2005 archaeological mission of the University of Liege, on the study of the rock art of the Houmian valley in Luristan (Iran). Some twenty rock-shelters contain mainly painted representations, mostly featuring scenes of hunting wild goats, attributed to the Iron Age and later periods, especially by comparison with the well-known « Luristan bronzes », made in the area at the beginning of the first millennium B.C.