According
to Dr. Ataii, the pond, which has a length of 180
centimeters, a width of 120 centimeters, and a
depth of 60 centimeters, was made of stone and
coated with white plaster.
He
said that the archaeological team believes that
the pond dates back to the late Sassanid or early
Islamic era, adding, “The discovery shows that
the pond has an ordinary architecture with several
canals, which probably were the pathways to drain
the water gathered in the pond.
“Parts
of the pond and the canals have been destroyed,
since the site was turned into a cemetery during
the Safavid era.”
Situated
in Iran’s southern province of Fars, Tang-e
Bolaghi will be flooded by the waters of the
Sivand Dam, which is scheduled to be completed by
March 2006.
Alongside
Iranian experts, teams of Italian, Polish,
Japanese, German, and Australian archaeologists
have been assigned to save 129 ancient sites at
Tang-e Bolaghi.
Tang-e
Bolaghi also contains sites from the Neolithic and
Paleolithic periods, the early, middle, and late
Elamite era (2700-645 BC), and the Sasanid era
(224-651 CE).
