Tehran, 10 February 2007 (CHN Foreign Desk) -- The first season of archeological excavations in Jurab historic hill in Hamadan province, western Iran, led into discovery of more clay vessels and statuettes, the exact age of which are not clarified yet. Archeologists believe that studies on these new discoveries would reveal some previously unknown facts about this historic hill.

 

According to public relations of Cultural Heritage and Tourism Department of Malayer city in Hamadan province, the first season of excavations in 26-meter-high Jurab Tepe historical site came to an end while archeologists succeeded in undertaking stratigraphy and sounding works as well delimiting this historic site. 

 

In an interview with CHN, Ali Khksar, director of the Cultural Heritage and Tourism Department of Malayer city said: “Any kind of construction in the vicinity of the hill has been forbidden and Iran’s Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization is determined to purchase all the nearby houses from their legal owners.”

 

Regarding the restoration of Noushijan historic citadel, Khaksar explained: “Reconstruction of this historical monument which belongs to the Median dynastic era (728-550 BC) has been completed using the national budget.”

 

Khaksar further explained that the Department is also determined to undertake some other emergency projects including restoration of Mirfatah ancient ice holder as the only traditional one of its kind in western Iran and buying its adjacent lands. Rrestoring the Bidkorpeh tower near city of Malayer and the mosque of Imamzadeh Khatoon village are the other programs of Malayer's Cultural Heritage and Tourism Departmetn which will take place in a near future.  

 

Initial studies on Jurab Tepe dated this ancient hill to 5000 BC. However, latest archeoloigcal excavations on this historic hill date it nearly 2000 years earlier to the 7th millennium BC.

 

Soudabeh Sadigh