TEHRAN – Local heritage authorities say ancient pottery jars were believed to date back to the Sasanian period during the everyday excavations in villages in southern Iran.
The giant ship was discovered on Sunday in the village of Jerrowdar, a rural district in Arsanjan County, Fars. The discovery occurred during excavations for electrode installation.
State Tourism Director Mohammad Sabet-Eqlidi told reporters that the jars are likely to be served as storage containers for grain and food supplies. “No objects such as gold, coins, or metal were found inside,” he said. The initial assessment added that the artifacts suggest a date dating back to the Sazania period (224–651 CE).
Following the discovery, a cultural heritage protection unit and archaeological experts were dispatched to the site. The bottle was then moved to a World Heritage Site in Persepolis for further inspection.
“Currently, research is underway at Persepolis Complex to determine details regarding the age and historical significance of the bottle,” says Sabet-Eqlidi. “An accurate assessment of its age and function requires additional research by cultural heritage experts.”
On Monday evening, videos of discoveries began to circulate on social media, stimulating widespread public interest in the region’s ancient past.
The results of the ongoing expert analysis are expected to be published after a thorough evaluation is completed.
The Sassanid era is extremely important in Iran’s history. Under Sassanid, Persian architecture and art experienced a general Renaissance. The architecture often took on spectacular proportions, including the palaces of Ctesiphon, Firuzabad and Sarvestan. In general, the archaeological landscape of Sassanid represents a highly efficient system of land use and strategic use of natural terrain in the creation of the earliest cultural centres of the Sassanid civilization. During that time, both East and West works were translated into Pahlavi, the Sassanian language.
In 2018, the ensemble of the historic city of Sassania in southern Iran was named the Sassanid Archaeological Landscape of the Fars Region and was selected for the UNESCO site. The ensemble consists of eight archaeological sites located in three geographical parts: Firuzabad, Bishapur and Sarvestan. World heritage reflects the optimized use of natural terrain, witnessing the influence of Achemenid and Parthian cultural traditions and Roman art.
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