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Gas pipeline to Armenia is destroying 3 thousand year old City Iran

Submitted by coldrum on Thursday, 27 July 2006  Page Views: 6574

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Country: Iran "Dragon Stone" includes ruins of an ancient city built 1000 years before Christ and is located at 40 kilometers east of Andarjan village of Varzighan county. Mohammad Feyzkhah, an archaeologist and historian working for the Cultural Heritage and Tourism office in Iran's East Azerbaijan province has said that, "Dragon Stone" was declared a historic site and a protected area by his office. However, Iran's gas company has started digging in the area despite the declaration.

According to him, Cultural Heritage and Tourism office has recommended a different rout, yet Iran's gas company has ignored the recommendation and has dug an area 80 meters long, 7 meters wide with depth of 4 meters, destroying a large section of the historic site as a result.

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Ancient Metal Relics Discovered in Jiroft by Andy B on Thursday, 27 July 2006
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Other news from Iran:

The police department of Jiroft succeeded in confiscating 41 metal relics belonging to the pre-historic and historic periods. The most ancient one is a Riton belonging to the third millennium BC. Riton is a kind of goblet with the head of an animal, usually in the shape of a lion, horse, ibex, or winged lion.

"The police department of Jiroft found 41 bronze, copper, and silver relics. The most ancient one is a Riton with the head of a humped cow belonging to some 5000 years ago," said Nader Soleimani, archeologist from the Cultural Heritage and Tourism Department of Kerman province.

According to Soleimani, a bronze dagger belonging to the first millennium BC with the design of an animal like crocodile is one of the other interesting relics in this collection. "The designs which can be seen on this dagger depict something like the crocodiles which still exist in south of Chabahar Port in Iran's Sistan va Baluchestan province. The person who came up with this design must have seen this animal closely to be able to put down such accurate pattern," added Soleimani.

http://www.iranian.ws/iran_news/publish/article_16782.shtml
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