ASCLEPIADES Posted September 17, 2007 Report Share Posted September 17, 2007 Teheran, Sept 17: A British-Iranian archaeological team has discovered 30 historical sites belonging to the Parthian (248 BC-224 AD) and Sassanian (224-651 AD) era near Gorgan's Great Wall in northern Iran's Golestan Province. The experts from Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO) and the University of Edinburgh and Durham University, started the second season of excavations on Gorgan's defensive wall in Kolaleh, Gonbad Kavus, and Turkmen port, all located in northern Iran. Hamid Omrani, the head of the Iranian-British team said, the majority of the Parthian and Sassanian historical sites have been discovered on the 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, he said. Gorgan's great wall extended for 200 kilometres on the southern coast of the Caspian Sea. It is the most ancient and the longest wall in Iran. In fact, it is the longest wall in Asia after the Great Wall of China. According to a Cultural Heritage News (CHN) Agency report, the Gorgan Wall was constructed to prevent invasions by the Heptai tribes from north side of the country. source: Dailyindia.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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