The region of LOCATION@1 in modern LOCATION@2 has been under continuous human habitation since prehistoric times , and the history of LOCATION@1 and the civilization of the MISC@1 people are among the oldest in the world .

The history of LOCATION@1 goes back to early stone age , since the region of LOCATION@1 -LRB- now one of the states in the south of LOCATION@2 -RRB- has been under continuous human habitation since prehistoric times .
