Archeological
research indicates that the builders of the historic city
of Persepolis which was constructed during the Achaemenid
era (about 500 BC) used knowledge about sciences such as
geology and mineralogy as well as subterranean water
resources in building the city.
A geologist working at Persepolis, Azam Zare’, noted
that archeological team at Persepolis came to this
conclusion after inspecting a number of stone quarries
located in the vicinity of the archeological site, CHN
reported.
“The inspections resulted in identifying stone mines in
Rahmat Mountain, Majdabad and Sivand Mine. A thorough
examination of mines and stones used in the construction
of Persepolis shows a majority of stones used in
Persepolis came from Majdabad Mine and Rahmat Mountain,“
she pointed out.
Zareh noted that an important question that comes to
one’s mind is why Achaemenid builders used stones from
two different mines which were too far away from each
other.
“Rahmat Mountain is very near to Persepolis while
Majdabad Mine is further away. Furthermore, Sivand Mine is
nearer to Persepolis than Majdabad Mine. After examining
the stones from three mines, researchers found out that
the quality of construction stones from Rahmat Mountain
and Majdabad Mine were better. This is while the quality
of stones extracted from Sivand Mine was not acceptable
for the construction of Persepolis,“ she concluded.
