Saturday, July 31, 2010

Recently excavated Achaemenid palace reburied for protection

August 13, 2008 by Jeff Guin  
Filed under Blog

The ruins of an Achaemenid palace discovered in Iran’s Fars Province have been reburied despite having just been excavated by a team of Iranian and Australian archaeologists in February. A lack of funds and preservation infrastructure in the area led to the decision. Among the archaeologists’ findings were a 30-meter long hallway with a flagstone floor and numerous marble artifacts.