Tehran – A team of archaeologists have discovered a 3,200-year-old skeleton of a woman from a rural area in northern Iran.
The Iron Age skeleton was excavated near the village of Kamikola, located in Shane Pozi county, Babor county, Mazandaran.
In recent years, the discoveries described as one of the most important parts of the region have been moved to the Babor Museum for conservation and further research.
Hassan Fazeri Nashri, an associate professor of archaeology at the University of Tehran, published his discoveries, noting that it appeared during a multi-year excavation project between 2018 and 2020.
“The cemetery is one of Iran’s richest Iron Age burial sites,” Professor Fazeri Nashri said in an interview with ISNA. “The size and density of the findings are almost unparalleled in northern Iran.”
In total, excavations yielded 61 human skeletons, of which 31 were found during scientific excavations, while the rest were recovered from areas previously looted during illegal excavations. According to Fazeli Nashli, most bodies date back to the Iron Age.
He highlighted the historical significance of the Shahne-Posht site, which has been subject to loot since the mid-2000s. Many tombs and ancient artifacts, over 3,000 years ago, were lost to injustice excavations.
The northern part of Mazandaran consists of lowlands along the Caspian Sea and highlands along the north slopes of the Alborz Mountains. The marsh lining rules the coastal plains, with vast gravel fans lining the mountains. The climate is permanently subtropical and humid, with extremely hot summers.
The high-alt slopes suddenly rise in the west and more gently in the east. The forests have been largely destroyed. The higher part is a cultivated summer meadow studded with villages partially abandoned in winter. There are many wild boars, deer and birds. Tigers previously found in lowlands have disappeared. Cows usually bump into each other. Buffalo are widely used as a draft animal. There are also many rivers.
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