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30 Partho-Sasanian Sites Discovered Near Gorgan Wall
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16 September 2007 |
LONDON,
(CAIS) -- With
the end of another season of archaeological research at Gorgan’s Great Wall,
Iranian-British joint team has succeeded in identifying 30 historical sites
dating back to Parthian (248 BCE-224 CE) and Sasanian (224-651 CE) dynastic
eras.
The
joint Iranian-British archaeology team consisted of experts of Iran’s Cultural
Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO) and Scottish University
of Edinburgh and Durham University, started the second season of excavations on
Gorgan’s defensive wall in Kolaleh, Gonbad Kavus, and Torkaman port, all
located northern Iran.
According
to Hamid Omrani, Iranian head of the Iranian-British team, the majority of the
Parthian and Sasanian historical sites have been discovered in northern side of
Gorgan’s wall. Prior to this, during the archaeological excavations in the
vicinity of Gorgan’s wall, the team also succeeded in discovering the biggest
fortress, 64 hectares in area, in one kilometre distance outside of Gorgan’s
wall.
Gorgan’s great wall extended for 200 kilometres in the southern coast of the Caspian Sea, is the most ancient and the longest discovered wall in Iran-proper. Comparable to the Great Wall of China, Gorgan’s Defensive Wall has a cultural-historic importance and brings into light the rich civilization of northern regions of present-day Iran.
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