Ancient tomb finds in Iran

Archeologists at the historic cemetery of Lama in the Iranian southwestern province of Kohkiloye va Boyer-Ahmad discovered 8 new family tombs, raising the total number of the discovered tombs in this cemetery to 61. An earthenware dish engraved with the design of a human being, an earthen coffin, a bronze sword, and a golden tassel are among some of the recent findings in this historic graveyard. Excavations in Lama historic cemetery started in 1999 when vehicles of Iran’s Road Construction Company accidentally bumped into three ridged graves when they were removing the soil for road construction. . . Regarding the discovery of ancient tombs belonging to late second millennium to early first millennium BC, Hassan Rezvani, archeologist and head of the excavation team in Lama Cemetery, said: “The unearthed tombs are different in shape. Although most of them have a rectangular structure, their ceilings differ from one another.”

Posted by David on January 17, 2007 8:08 PM