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CAIS ARCHAEOLOGICAL & CULTURAL NEWS OF IRANIAN WORLD© |
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Russian Archaeologist: Zoroastrianism Originated from Margiana
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11 June 2006 |
LONDON, (CAIS) -- Russian archaeologist Victor Sarianidi believes that Margiana (Merv), a province in south of what is today known as Turkmenistan, was the cradle of Zoroastrianism, the Persian service of IRNA reported on Saturday.
According
to Sarianidi, his archaeological team has recently discovered some
Zoroastrians’ Fire temples in the region.
Each
has two fire temples -- one was presumably used for religious ceremonies and one
for rituals, he added.
The
temples date back to some 3,000 years BCE, estimated the archaeologist.
Sarianidi
had already named the legendary
Margush
is located in Murghab region, ancient Margiana.
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