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Parthian Yazdgerd Castle to be Excavated
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21 November 2007 |
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Yazdgerd Fortress (Click to enlarge)
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LONDON,
(CAIS) -- Iran is conducting
archaeological excavations at the historical Yazdgerd Castle site for the first
time since 1979.
The Yazdgerd Castle was first excavated by Edward J. Keall of Toronto Royal Ontario
Museum, who found a collection of artistic symbols, dating back to the third
Iranian dynasty, the Parthians (248 BCe-224 CE).
Keall also discovered an ancient city with strikingly decorated palaces,
bastions, and temples.
Yazdgerd Castle, located in Western Kermanshah Province, overlooks the ancient
Silk Road.
The two-month excavation project led by Iranian archaeologist, Dr.
Masoud Azarnoush, will start on Nov. 21st, 2007.
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"History is the Light on the Path to Future" |
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Encyclopaedia Iranica
The British Institute of Persian Studies "Persepolis Reconstructed"
The British Museum
The Royal Asiatic Society
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