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Deputy
head of Iran’s Cultural Heritage and Tourism
Organization (ICHTO) has called for a one-year delay in
commissioning Sivand Dam, near Sivand Pass (also known as
Tang-e Bolaghi) in Fars
province, to enable the completion of research and
archeological rescue operation in the area.
In a meeting with members of Parliament Cultural Commission
and officials from the provincial cultural heritage and
tourism as well as water and sewage departments, Mohammad Beheshti said that reducing the height of the dam
is another demand of the organization, reported the
Persian daily Iran.
Experts are currently conducting studies to determine a
suitable elevation for the dam so as to reduce the damage
to historical sites in the region, he said, adding that
the results of the research studies will soon be
announced.
Pointing to the significance of the artifacts discovered
during recent excavations in Sivandi Pass, Beheshti said
that no reliable evidence on the lives of common people
have been found and most of the findings pertain to the
palaces and lives of the royals.
However in the latest round of excavations, a village
dating back to the Achaemenid dynastic era, which is unique in its
kind, has been unearthed and studies on this settlement
can provide valuable information about rural life during
that period.
Beheshti further stated, “Fortunately, we are in full
agreement with Energy Ministry and do not oppose the
construction of the dam but we need more time to complete
the studies.“
Describing procurement of funds by the Energy Ministry to
conduct research in Sivand Pass as the last demand of the
organization, he said that the ministry has accepted to do
so but the Management and Planning Organization is
expected to extend full cooperation in this respect.
Meanwhile, director of research base at Parse Pasargad
Mohammad Hassan Talebian said that studies by some 13
foreign and Iranian expert teams in Sivand Pass have led
to the discovery of tombs, smelting workshops and a number
of caves.
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