Discovery of a 3000-year-old skeleton with a bronze strap and a semicircle bronze horseshoe from under its head has raised a lot of questions for archaeologists about such an unknown burial method, CHN said.
Recent excavations in the historical site of Gohar Tepe led to the discovery of a burial form different from the previous discovered ones. Archaeologists believe that the articles inside this grave are indication of changes and new eras in the life of the people of Gohar Tepe 3000 years ago.
?The latest excavations in the historical site of Gohar Tepe led to the discovery of a skeleton with a bronze strap underneath its head and a semicircle bronze horseshoe form which were never found previously in the other graves of the historical site,? says Ali Mahforouzi, head of the excavation team of Gohar Tepe of Mazandaran.
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Mystery! Mysterious grave found in Gohar Tepe, Iran