Parts of discovered golds in Bardak Siah Palace
Posted on 09/20/2007 11:51:21 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
While the aerial pictures took from the Achaemenid site of Bardak Siah palace in Boushehr in 1978 revealed the existence of 5 historic hills in the area which were most probably denoted to palace of ancestor of Cyrus the Great, today only one fourth of one of these hills has been remained... Amongst the most prominent archeological achievements in Bardak Siah Palace is discovery of a large number of golden curly coins, more than 3 kilograms in weight, which were unearthed close to one of the columns of this Achaemenid palace... due to some problems they have not been examined yet and their identity have still remained in a state of ambiguity. Bardak Siah Palace was the name of ancient Persian King's palace situated near township of Dashtestan in the northern part of Iranian Bushehr province. During their excavations in 2005, archeologists succeeded in unearthing fragmentary sculpture featuring the head of Darius the Great, the Achaemenid King (521-485 BC) and a servant carrying an umbrella behind him in Bardak Siah palace. A Neo-Babylonian inscription was also among the other stunning discoveries in the area. Bardak Siah Palace was discovered in 1977, however after the 1979 Islamic revolution in Iran this historic site was abandoned for almost 28 years.
(Excerpt) Read more at chnpress.com ...
Parts of discovered golds in Bardak Siah Palace
|
|
|||
Gods |
To all -- please ping me to other topics which are appropriate for the GGG list. |
||
|
· Mirabilis · Texas AM Anthropology News · Yahoo Anthro & Archaeo · · History or Science & Nature Podcasts · Excerpt, or Link only? · cgk's list of ping lists · |
|||
I don't know about Cyrus, but Xerxes had style.
For some reason that pic reminds me of the scene from Conan the Barbarian where Tulsa Doom stands above all his torch bearing disciples.
Cyrus brought peace, Xerxes brought codpiece.
Most beautiful gold artifacts.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
