Posted on 01/06/2005 11:04:28 AM PST by blam
7000-year-old artifacts discovered in Bushehr region
Tehran Times Culture Desk
TEHRAN (MNA) –- A joint Iranian and British archaeological team recently discovered 7000-year old artifacts and ruins dating back to the Chalcolithic era (7000? to 3500? B.C.) in northern Bushehr.
The Iranian director of the team, Hossein Tofiqian, said on Tuesday that the team began the first stage of their activities last month and made significant finds.
“The team began their work with the aim of discovering the social and economic status of the historical site during the Chalcolithic era in the fifth and sixth millennia B.C., while the previous excavations at the site mostly focused on the Elamite, Achaemenid, and Islamic eras,” he added.
Similar research was previously carried out by British archaeologists in the Arab countries of the Persian Gulf and in Mesopotamia, and the same team worked at this site during this stage as well due to their knowledge of the site, he added.
“So far, eight zones covering an area between Bushehr and Genaveh have been studied during the recent excavation, and artifacts of the Chalcolithic era were discovered on the hills and mounds, 20 kilometers from Genaveh,” Tofiqian said.
“The items include earthenware in a greenish-cream color with geometric patterns. Several shards were also discovered, indicating that the process of baking earthenware was also carried out at the site,” he added.
In addition, several pieces of stone tools in different sizes were discovered, proving that the inhabitants of the region were farmers 7000 years ago, he noted.
Archaeologists are convinced that the site was originally an agricultural area, while they believe the ancient society in Kuwait was based on fishing.
GGG Ping.
was that a shot at Catholics?
was that a shot at Catholics? / yes, make mine a double please!
That's the are where one of their nuclear programs are located.
Ahem.
Nah - you heard the man, it's Bushehr'a fault!
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Pottery shards. How unusual.
I love it when you're ironic. ;')
Wake me up when they discover ashes and bone fragments from an ancient cook fire site. That's really exciting!
If you don't like pottery fragments, maybe you'd prefer this:
"Dating Caral, a Preceramic Urban Center in the Supe Valley on the Centray Coast of Peru"
US Archaeologists Accused Of Plagiarism
ABC News ^ | 1-6-2005
Posted on 01/06/2005 11:17:06 AM PST by blam
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*L* Ruth Shady .... Winifred Creamer
This is for real?
Okay, I'll read it....
Hey, that's Ruth "Slim" Shady to you! :-)
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