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Smugglers Entice Archaeologists to Excavate Babajian Ancient Mound
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21 October 2006 |
LONDON, (CAIS) -- Illicit excavations by smugglers at the 3000-year-old Babajian (bābāžīyān) mound in Lorestan Province have drawn a team of archaeologists to the site to save the rest of the artifacts, if anything remains.
“The
safeguarding of the Babajian mound faces many problems due to the fact that the
site is located in a mountainous region. The path leading to the site is
difficult to tread, but the smugglers, most of whom are locals, can easily
overcome the challenge,” archaeologist Ata Hassanpur of the Lorestan Cultural
Heritage and Tourism Department told the Persian service of CHN on Friday.
The
smugglers have almost completely excavated the cemetery of the site.
“The
site has been seriously damaged by the numerous illicit excavations, but the
team hopes they can save some intact graves,” Hassanpur said.
Babajian
mound has not been excavated before, but initial studies indicate that the site
dates back to about 1300 BCE.
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