[humblegunner]

Darius, Alexander's Dad?

"My son, ask for thyself another kingdom. That which I leave is too small for thee."

No, I didn't see the gay movie, I learned it from an Iron Maden tune.

[ahayes]

Plundering of archeological sites by the smugglers has become a common issue in archeology. However, according to Ataee, archeologists believe that illegal diggers cannot be held responsible for destroying of this palace by bulldozers, and it was a deliberate act by an unknown person or group of people who intended to devastate this place for a reason that is not clear for archeologists.

That's sad.

[Recovering_Democrat]

Is this the Darius of Daniel whose existence has been questioned by some?

[blam]

GGG Ping.

7,000-Year-Old 'Sleeping Beauty' In Bolaghi Gorge Discovered

[nuconvert]

pong

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Blam.

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[Dustbunny]

Wonder who and why a dozer was used to destroy it.

[Dustbunny]

Just did a Google, upsetting that the Muslims are determined to wipe off the face of the earth anything that is not Muslim. Hopefully there will be many pictures taken before it is all submerged.

[SunkenCiv]

an update:

Eastern Porch of Darius' Palace Discovered in Bolaghi Gorge
Persian Journal
March 5, 2007

In continuation of their excavations in area number 34 of the historic site of Bolaghi Gorge where evidence of a palace denoted to Achaemenid Emperor Darius the Great (549-486 BC) had previously been discovered, Iranian and French archeologists succeeded in discovering the eastern porch of the palace... Discovery of pieces of bricks, 45x33 centimeters in size which are bigger than standard bricks used in other Achaemenid structures are among the other discoveries in area number 34 of Bolaghi Gorge. "Discovery of these bricks is somehow strange and shows that might not have been used in the walls and most probably were used for flooring the palace," explained Atayi.