Posted on 08/25/2007 9:14:05 PM PDT by blam
Paleolithic Residency Traced in Bushehr Province
Parts of mountaneous region of Jam city in bushehr province
Iranian archeologists have succeeded in tracing 40,000-year-old evidence of human beings residency in Jam-o Riz city in Bushehr province. Tehran, 25 August 2007 (CHN Foreign Desk) – For the first time, during excavating operations in city of Jam-o Riz in Bushehr province, Iranian archeologists have succeeded in tracing evidence of human beings settlement dating back to Paleolithic epoch to Middle Stone Age (40,000-10,000 years ago) in this region. Prior to this, some excavations were conducted by British archeologists in different parts of Bushehr province.
“Archeological excavations in Jam-o Riz city in southern and northern slides of midst mountain plain resulted in discovering evidence belonging to Paleolithic, and Middle Stone Age periods,” said Abdolreza Dashtizadeh, head of archeology team in Jam-o Riz city to CHN.
He further explained that 16 prehistoric sites have been discovered during these excavations, among which 6 enjoys a high archeological potential to be studied in detail.
Discovery of prehistoric evidence, the majority of which are consisted of stone tools used by cave dwelling human beings, shed light into existence of human beings residency in this area about 40,000 years ago.
“Alongside archeological excavations, we conducted some anthropological researches in the area which led us to conclude that stone instruments were used by the local people of this area until 40 years ago. These researches completed our archeological studies,” added head of excavation team in Jam-o Riz city.
These researches show that the local people used a kind of flint stone which is called Bardtash in local language means fire stone which is used for making razors blades for hunting animals.
Pointing out to the pre-studies which have been conducted in this regard in the area, Dashtizadeh said: “Before starting archeological excavations, some geological and morphological studies were conducted in the whole area and existence of Paleolithic evidence was already approved in the area.”
According to Dashtizadeh, the discovered prehistoric relics have already been transferred to Paleolithic Research Department of Iran’s National Museum and have been examined by Fereydoon Biglari, director of this department.
City of Jam is the ninth city of Iranian southwestern province of Bushehr. It is limited to Firuzabad and Dashti from north, to Kangan city from south, to Mehr city of Fars province from east, and Deir and Kangan cities from west. Historical and geographical evidence show the existence of Jam city from very ancient times.
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Good question. I think “Close Encounters” was filmed there though. /joke alert
Nope. Close Encounters was filmed here in Mobile in the huge old Brookely Air Force Base hangers.
"The final sequence as well almost every scene that takes place at night was filmed at a giant airplane (not dirigible as is often stated) hanger in Mobile Alabama. The heat was unbearable, although it did not actually rain in the hanger as is often erroneously reported - the crew was only told that such a condition was possible because of the great humidity. There was a constant effort to get every arc light available to the location to film the reflections of the UFOs. Many lights in retirement from the Technicolor era were brought out of mothball for the spaceship sequences."
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