Iran, China start exploring Burnt City

Iranian and Chinese researchers from Sistan-Balouchestan University and Sun Yat Sen University have started another round of archeological explorations in Burnt City (Shahr-e Soukhteh in Persian), southeastern Iran.

The sixth round of the archeological explorations is started in one of the satellite hills of the Burnt City named Tappeh Sadeq, Public Relations Office of the Research Institute of Cultural Heritage and Tourism (RICHT) reported.

Head of the archeology team Rouhollah Shirazi said most of the explorations in this season would be conducted in the residential sector, expecting to last one month.

He also noted that the explorations have been designed to find evidence on industrial and business activities in the Bronze and Gunmetal ages in the region.

Pointing to the industrial and business activities in the Bronze and Gunmetal ages in specialized forms at Sistan plain, Shirazi added this round’s activities are aimed at finding evidence related to this field.

An oval enclosure in the dimensions of 150x 200 meters and is located 20 kilometers west of the Burnt City, Sadeq Tappeh is one of the most central and top satellite hills of the area.

Located in Iran’s Sistan and Balouchestan Province, Burnt City is an archaeological site of sizable Bronze Age urban settlements on the bank of the Helmand River, adjacent to the Zahedan-Zabol road.

UNESCO added the Iranian ancient tourist attraction to its World Heritage List in July 2014.

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