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.CAIS ARCHAEOLOGICAL & CULTURAL NEWS OF IRAN© |
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Seminar to Save the Bolaghi Gorge
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22 February 2006 |
LONDON,
(CAIS) -- Tomorrow, an archaeology seminar will be
held in Fars Province with the attendance of several
Iranian and international joint archaeological teams to
discuss immediate approaches to rescue the Bolaghi Gorge
and its historical sites and relics which are in danger of
drowning by water from Sivand Dam built in this area.
“During the seminar which is going to be held on
February 23 with the support of Archaeological Research Centre
of Iran’s Cultural Heritage & Tourism Organization
(ICHTO), Parse-Pasargadae Research Centre, and the
Cultural Heritage & Tourism Organization of Fars
Province, fourteen Iranian-Foreign joint archaeological
teams will announce the results of their excavations in
and around the Gorge of Bolaghi during the past one and a
half year,” said Alireza Qaedian, chairman of ICHTO
office in Fars Province.
Qaedian added, “Presentation of the results of recent
excavations by various experts with modern views in the
fields of archaeology, anthropology, ethnology, osteology,
biology and geophysics in a particular geographical spot
during different archaeological periods including Palaeolithic,
as well as Median, Achaemenid, Sasanid and post-Sasanid
dynastic eras is among the specifications of this
important seminar.”
In this seminar, in addition to announcements which will
be made by Iranian-Polish joint body regarding their
studies in several sites belonging to Sasanid dynastic era
(224–652 AD) in the region of Bolaghi Gorge,
Iranian-Japanese joint team will present its finding of
one of the most important discovered caves in the region
in relation to the lifestyle over the Palaeolithic and
stone ages,” noted Qaedian.
According to Qaedian, Iranian-Italian joint body will also
present the result of their researches on one of the most
significant sites of Bolaghi Gorge, which is very
important in terms of social and non-urban lifestyle.
Accordingly, other joint teams from France, Germany and
also a body form Archaeological Association of Tehran
University will deliver their findings from this region in
tomorrow’s seminar.
News Source: CHN
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