29 Mar 2024
Thursday 6 April 2017 - 12:23
Story Code : 256175

Sandstorm unearths historical site in southeastern Iran



Press TV - A tremendous sandstorm that swept across part of Irans southeastern province of Kerman has led to the discovery of severalhistoricartifacts dating back to centuries ago at a dig site.

FahrajGovernorGholam Reza Nejat-Khaleqi said the archeological site, located 248 kilometers southeast of the provincial capital city of Kerman, became visible for the first time when the sand dunes, which once covered them, were moved away in the storm.

Nejat-Khaleqi added that law enforcement officers hadcordoned off the area, and that archeological experts had to survey the siteto determine its exact age.


[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="555"] The photo shows human skeleton bones found following a sandstorm in Fahraj, Kerman province, Iran, on April 5, 2017.[/caption]








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