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Date: Apr 22 09:01 2007

Sivand Dam	Permalink

Iranian engineers began filling a new dam as archaeologists warned that its reservoir will flood newly discovered antiquities and could damage Iran's grandest archaeological site, the ancient Persian capital of Persepolis. At the inauguration ceremony on Thursday, attended by Energy Ministry officials, pipes were opened for water to start flowing into an artificial lake created by the dam spanning the Sivand River, 840km south of the capital, Tehran. The lake's waters will be used to irrigate the area's farms. Read more Expand (327kb, 1024 x 768) Latitude: 30.139595° Longitude: 53.083884° This Dam, will flood the ancient Palace of Darius the Great, the Kings road from Pasargad to Persepolis and many historical sites. __________________

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Date: Mar 18 13:35 2007

Bolaghi Pass structures	Permalink

With the likely inundation of Sivand Dam, cultural heritage experts have expressed concerns about the fate of structures discovered in Bolaghi Pass. Despite the high importance of these structures dating back to the Sassanid era (224-651 AD) as one of the most unique discoveries in Bolaghi Pass, no measure has been taken for safeguarding them. Read more __________________

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Date: Jul 2 11:28 2006

Achaemenid village	Permalink

The third season of archaeological excavations in an Achaemenid village in Bolaghi Gorge (Iran) led to discovery of six residential areas belonging to the pre-historic to the late post-Achaemenid periods. "Three seasons of archaeological excavations in area no. 76 of Bolaghi Gorge show that settlement of people in this area goes back to some 5000 years ago and prior to the Achaemenid period (648-330 BCE). Among the six settlement periods found in the area, one of them dates back to the pre-historic period, one to the Achaemenid era, and the rest belong to post-Achaemenid era" - Alireza Asghari, Iranian head of Iran-Italy joint team in area no. 76 of Bolaghi Gorge. According to Asgari, discovery of a piece of stone which might have been used as the base of wooden pillars was one of the most important achievements during these three seasons of archaeological excavations in area no. 76. "Two stone beads, a spinning wheel, a marble bowl, and some arrow-heads belonging to the Achaemenids and Seleucids (330 BCE–150 BCE) are the other discoveries in area no. 76 of Bolaghi Gorge" - Alireza Asghari. Archaeological excavations started in Bolaghi Gorge when it was announced that the inundation of the newly constructed Sivand Dam would pose a real threat to this historic site and all the archaeological evidence it has buried in itself for centuries. The salvation project in Bolaghi Gorge started with the engagement of eight international and a number of Iranian teams more than a year ago and continues to this day. Area no. 76 will be among the first areas which will be submerged in water with the initial phase of Sivand Dam inundation. Source: CHN __________________

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Date: Jun 11 15:10 2006

Rahmat Mountain Cave	Permalink

Archaeological excavations in Marvdasht Plain in Fars province led to discovery of a 10,000-year-old stone dwelling near Rahmat Mountain. Archaeologists believe that an advanced technology was used in the construction of the partition walls of this Neolithic shelter. "This stone dwelling which was discovered in the foothills of Rahmat Mountain belongs to the pre-clay era and may possibly be dated back to 12,000 years ago. There are some delicate stone partition walls in this dwelling in which a well-developed technology must have been used in order to scrap some of these partition walls" - Mohammad Feizkhah, head of excavation team in Marvdasht plain. According to Feizkhah, this stone shelter is located about 10 meters above the plain level. Archaeologists also believe that considering the archaeological evidence at hand, this stone construction should have been used as a temporary dwelling by human beings some 10,000 years ago. "Eshkaft-e Gavi (cow cave) is another shelter which is situated near this discovered stone dwelling. Therefore, considering the local dialect of the people of the region, we named this one Eshkaft-e Siahoo (black cave)" - Mohammad Feizkhah. Discovery of several temporary nomadic settlements belonging to the Achaemenid to the Islamic period in this area are among other archaeological achievements in Marvdsht plain. Even at present some nomads who pass through the Marvdasht plain set their temporary settlements in this region. Prior to this, archaeological excavations and geophysical studies by the joint Iranian-French team in Fars province had led to unearthing of an irrigation channel belonging to the Achaemenid era (648-330 BC) in an area between Persepolis and the city of Estakhr (pool) in Fars province, which is believed was used to direct the water of Polvar (Sivand) River to Marvdasht Plain where the ancient palace of Persepolis is located. Archaeological excavations in Mavdasht Plain of Fars province has originally started by a joint Iranian-French team; however, due to some problems arising in this respect, the French archaeologists left the area and now the Iranian team has to continue the excavations by itself. Source __________________

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