Tehran, 25 December 2006 (CHN Foreign Desk) -- Archeological excavations in the district of Doroud-Farman, Kermanshah province, resulted in the discovery of evidence ranging in date from 5000 BC to the Parthian (248 BC–AD 224) and Sassanid (224–651 AD) dynastic periods.

 

According to Alireza Moradi, head of excavation team in Doroud-Farman, archeologists are seeking to identify endangered historical sites in the region in order to preserve and protect them against possible damages. “Development projects including construction of industrial and residential centers in the area have put the historic evidence of Doroud-Farman in a real jeopardy; so identifying the region’s historic evidence helps us preserve them. For this reason, some experts from the Paleolithic Research Department of Iran’s National Museum have been invited to participate in this project,” said Moradi to CHN.

 

Moradi further added that 7 hills and 2 caves dating back to the Chalcolithic Epoch and Parthian and Sassanid dynastic eras have been identified so far during the initial excavations in the historic site of Doroud-Farman which spreads over an area of more than 200 kilometers.

 

The Chalcolithic period, also known as Copper-Stone Age is a phase in the development of human culture dated as early as the fifth millennium BC in which the use of early metal tools appeared alongside the use of stone tools.

 

 

Soudabeh Sadigh

foreigndesk@chn.ir