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Grave of 3000-Year-Old Warrior Holding a Sword Discovered in Gilan Iran

Submitted by coldrum on Monday, 18 September 2006  Page Views: 2178

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Country: Iran Archeological excavations in Kouramar village in the vicinity of Talesh in Gilan province resulted in discovery of a 3000-year-old warrior with a sword in his hand. Archeologists in Kouramar village in the northern Iranian province of Gilan discovered the remains of a skeleton with a sword in his hand, belonging to some 3000 years ago.



According to Mohammad Reza Khalatbari, head of archeology team in Talesh, the remains of a large number of skeletons who were buried along with their swords had been discovered in the area in the past; however this is the first time a skeleton is discovered holding the sword in his hand.

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