Posted on 02/26/2006 3:45:38 PM PST by blam
Qasr'e Shirin's 6,000-Year-Old Mystery
Feb 26, 2006
Discovery of some clay relics from Obeid Site (an ancient site in Mesopotamia and current Iraq belonging to the 4th Millennium BC) in the city of Qasr'e Shirin has laid the origin and destination of this city’s migrants about 6,000 years ago under ambiguity.
Archeologists want to know whether these migrants came to this region from Mesopotamia or they were traveling among different regions of Zagros Mountains. "Continuation of the surveys and identifications in this city led to the discovery of 75 ancient sites most of which belong to the Obeid Site," said Ali Hajbari, head of archeology team in Qasr'e Shirin.
"Archeologists are also trying to find out whether these clays are indicators of a kind of economic and cultural connection between this region and Mesopotamia," added Hajbari.
On the new 75 discovered sites in the region, Hajbari said, "Due to existence of different rivers, including ‘Tangab', 'Cham Imam Hassan', 'Gilan'e Gharb' and 'Kangir' around the sites, they enjoyed more suitable climatic conditions for residence. Special geographical and climatic conditions are chief factors behind the short-term stops of these migrants."
Prior to this, archeological excavations in Qasr-e Shirin led to the discovery of 35 historical sites belonging to the Neolithic epoch (6500 BC) and Chalcolithic period (5000-3000 BC).
Qasr'e Shirin is the name of a historic city in Kermanshah Province, west of Iran. During his reign, Khosrow Parviz, the Sassanid King, built several palaces in this city including a palace he named after his queen, Shirin; hence the city got its name from there and is now called Qasr-e Shirin, literary meaning "Place of Shirin".
The excavations in Qasr'e Shirin historical site will continue to 19th of February, while archeologists are hoping to find new architectural and historical evidence.
GGG Ping.
Shirin is still used as a woman's name in Iran. It must be a very ancient Persian name.
Just think, it was 4,800 years later the ROP showed up. Never been the same since
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