Tehran, 14 November 2007 (CHN Foreign Desk) – Researching attempts of experts of the Cultural Heritage and Tourism Department of Golestan province have resulted in identifying 52 prehistoric and historic sites and hills in Azad Shahr. Dating in range from prehistoric to post Sassanid era (Islamic period), these historic and prehistoric sites belonging to  Bronze Age (3800-3200 BC), Iron Age (750 BC-500 AD), Sassanid (224-651 AD) and Ilkhanid (1256-1335 AD) dynastic eras.

 

Announcing this news, Mohammad Mehdi Borhani, head of excavation team in Azad Shahr, Minoo Dasht, and Ramian, explained that these historic sites have been discovered in mountainous region of Azad Shahr.

 

A team consisting of cultural heritage experts and archeologists of Cultural Heritage and Tourism Department of Golestan province is indented to identify all historical evidence in Azad Shahr, Minoo Dasht, and Ramian and pinpoint them on the archeology map of Golestan province in three months. 

 

Located in north east of Iran, Golestan province is one of the most ancient provinces of Iran.

 

 

Soudabeh Sadigh

foreigndesk@chn.ir