Iranian archaeologists have discovered in the south-east of the country the remains of a city that dates back over five thousand years ago. The Fars news agency reported, explaining that the discovery was made by chance during the construction of a building project in the region Khajeh Askar, near the city of Bam, Kerman province. "Part of the ruins was unfortunately damaged during the excavation - the archaeologist said Nader Soleimani Alidade - The artifacts found at the site show that this is one of the oldest residential areas all over Iran."
"The inhabitants of the site were in contact with other communities Time - added the scholar - including Jiroft civilization, which flourished in the third millennium BC and it was also discovered by accident in 2001, following a flood of Halil Roud River, divenedo soon for archaeologists for the richness of the finds, a true 'lost paradise'. Among the artifacts found at the new site, many pottery, which seems to show that the city's inhabitants did not use the wheel to model different.
were also identified two cemeteries and skeletons of a man and a woman, either buried in a fetal position. In addition to skeletons, there were several items, including some shells used as containers for cosmetics. The province of Kerman is home to one of the most important archaeological sites in Iran, including the historic city of Bam, the largest brick structure in the world, proclaimed World Heritage Site by UNESCO and almost completely destroyed by an earthquake in 2003.
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