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CAIS ARCHAEOLOGICAL
& CULTURAL NEWS©
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World's
Oldest Flag Under Repair
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Thursday,
10 June 1999
TEHRAN -- The repair work on the world's oldest flag called "Shahdad"
is under way by the experts of the Cultural Heritage Organization. The metal
flag, decorated with a statue of eagle, was unearthed some 28 years ago during
an excavation operation in a cemetery in the ancient city of Shahdad alongside
the Loot Desert. According to Majid Qazian, an expert of the Research Center for
Preserving and Repairing Cultural-Historical Works, the cleaning process of the
flag has been completed.
The world's oldest metal flag dates back to 5,000 years ago. The Public
Relations Department of the Cultural Heritage Organization announced that the
organization's experts have designed a special stand to display the flag once it
is properly repaired.
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"History
is the Light on the Path to Future"
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Encyclopaedia
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British Institute of Persian Studies
"Persepolis
Reconstructed"
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British Museum
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Royal
Asiatic
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