An ancient bas-relief carving, which depicts human figures, has recently been discovered in western Iran. Estimated to date from the Parthian era (247 BC – AD 224), the relief was found during an archaeological survey in Kuhdasht county, Lorestan province.
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Credit: Tehran Times
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A total of 112 historical relics were found during the survey which took 45 days to complete, said senior archaeologist Hamzeh Qobadi, who led the survey.
Traces of Palaeolithic era were also found during the survey, which is first in its kind in Kuhdasht, provincial tourism chief Seyyed Amin Qasemi said. “Other relics related to historical periods up to Qajar era [1789–1925] were also discovered in the survey,” he added.
Last May, a team of Iranian archaeologists announced evidence of Palaeolithic residents found in Lorestan’s Kaldar cave, a key archaeological site that provides evidence of the Middle to Upper Palaeolithic transition in Iran.
The team excavated stone tools and a fragment of a fossilized skull, which are attributed to Homo sapiens. The cave also yielded weapon fragments crafted by Neanderthals.
