Mullahs Regime of Iran to Flood Iranians' Heritage

Iranian.ws:

Experts are demanding a postponement of the flooding of Sivand Dam, saying they need at least four years to study and save the Iranian ancient treasures of Bolaghi Gorge.

The current time span provided for the studies is just one year, and experts warned that all of the culture and history of the area will be lost forever. read more

Bolaghi gorge is located 8 kilometers from the world heritage site of Pasargadae in Fars province and is considered part of its landscape. The King's Road, the key historical road of Iran which was constructed by order of Darius of the Achaemenids and connected Persepolis to Susa, passes through the gorge, and remains of cave dwellings and settlements as old as the prehistoric to the Arabs' barbaric invasion have been found there.

According to head of the joint team of Iranian and Italian archaeologists already starting work there, Alireza Asgari, just a small fraction of the remains could be saved before the one year time is up. He believes that at least four years are needed to save the ancient treasures.

So far, more than five thousand potsherds and a village dating to the Achaemenid time have been discovered in the area, surprising the archaeologists.

Sivand Dam, the project of which started in 1998, is planned to be flooded by mullahs' regime ministry by the end of next year. Until then, archaeologists from Iran, France, England, Poland, Germany, Australia, and Japan are to work there hand in hand 24/7 to save its Iranian historical heritage.

During last months, experts from the Pars-e Pasargadae Research Institute and the Iranian Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization have identified more than 100 ancient sites in the area, which, according to head of Pasargadae ancient complex, Babak Kial, include prehistoric hills, metal furnaces, caves and prehistoric dwellings, and two collective cemeteries dating to the Parthian times.