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Iron Age Pottery and Bronze Relics Unearthed in Gilan
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01 January 2007 |
LONDON,
(CAIS) -- Archaeological excavations at the ancient Jamshid-Abad
Tappeh, northern Iran, resulted in the discovery of a number of graves and
artifacts dated to the Iron Age. The discovered artifacts include bronze and
earthenware objects.
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Jamshid-Abad
Tappeh (tappé
is located en route from Qazvin to Rasht, 48 kilometres from
Rasht in Rūdbār. Archaeological evidence points to a history that goes back to
the first millennium BCE at this ancient mound; and some archaeologists believe
it was a cemetery during the Iron Age.
The
new discovery was made after archaeologists opened ten test trenches in various
points on the hill. Bronze daggers, ornamentations, and a number of potteries
dated to the first millennium BCE were among some of the discovered artifacts at
Jamshid-Abad Tappeh.
According
to team director Yousef Falahian, excavations began in this Iron Age hill last
month with the aim of studying its historic remains and marking its historic
boundaries.
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