The team of archaeologists working at the Kalvarz Hill of Rustamabad in Gilan Province recently unearthed 3000-year-old shards that they say may lead to the discovery of an ancient city.
The archaeologists hope that they can also discover ruins in order to shed light on the architectural style of the site, said the director of the team, Mohammadreza Khalatbari.
Studies of previously discovered shards prove that the site was inhabited until the Parthian era and was abandoned after that, he noted.
We prefer 'sherds' but most people outside the profession have never heard that word before.
And still more from Mehr Five ancient game pieces discovered among artifacts illegally excavated in Jiroft
Archaeologists have identified five stone game pieces among the artifacts excavated by smugglers at the site of ancient Jiroft, the director of the archaeological team working on Jiroft and the Halil-Rud River cultural area announced on Saturday.
“Three of the game pieces were made in the shapes of eagles, one of them is in the shape of a scorpion with a man’s head, and the other is a flat surface. All have 12 to 20 holes in them, with an equal number of holes on either side,” added Yusef Majidzadeh.
Slave archaeology update Researchers dig into one of South's best preserved slave sites
Sifting through dirt from the floor of a small cabin made from oyster shells and sand, archaeologist Dan Elliott is finding unexpected treasures.
After a week of digging, he has unearthed a doll-sized porcelain plate and clay marbles, as well as lead shot and a French-made gun flint. All are fascinating finds, considering the cabin's former inhabitants.
We don't usually go for historic archaeology much, but A-A archaeology we find rather fascinating, probably because it is a newer field of inquiry, but there are interesting cultural issues involved as well.
We found the African American Archaeology, History and Cultures with tons of links to various web sites (and web sites of sites). There used to be an African American Archaeology Newsletter and journal, but we are unable to locate them at the moment.
Mystery! Mystery of Achaemenid City Abandonment still Unresolved
The planned abandonment of the Achaemenid era city of Dahaneh-gholaman is still a mystery to archaeologists, even after more than 40 years of research on the site.
Located 44 kilometers from Zabol in Iran’s southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan, the ancient city was identified by Italian archaeologists in 1960. They could not find any artifacts during several excavations from 1962 to 1965 but were satisfied with their architectural studies of Dahaneh-gholaman.
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Yes, that would be a good idea University Museum plans delayed in preliminary stages
Wesleyan's mummy might finally have a display if all goes according to plan. A program is currently in the works to create a University Museum that will serve as a protected home and interactive learning space for Wesleyan's various collections of art and artifacts.
Although the timeline remains up in the air, conceptual drawings that would transform the recently emptied Squash court buildings into gallery, storage, lecture and classroom spaces were presented to the Board of Trustees in October 2004. The drawings resulted from the efforts of an advisory committee formed to represent various collections and interests. These multi-departmental meetings set out to create the most efficient possible space for the Museum's many uses.
More later.