Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

To: blam; FairOpinion; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 24Karet; 3AngelaD; 49th; ...
update:
Evidence of Lime Burial Discovered in Jiroft
by Soudabeh Sadigh
"A unique grave was discovered during the fifth season of archeological excavations in Jiroft. The discovery came while Jiroft's Regional Water Organization was digging a water canal next to a small fortress. Discovery of this grave which had already been looted in the ancient times resulted in identifying a unique and small cemetery. What makes this cemetery different compared to the other ones which have been discovered so far is the unique burial method implemented in it, so that the corpses were buried under a hard layer of lime. The burial gifts inside the graves indicate that the cemetery must have belonged to people from the higher stratum of the society," said Nader Soleimani, archeologist from the Cultural Heritage and Tourism Department of Kerman province during the Art and Archeology Symposium which was held by Iran's Academy of Art, supported by Iran's Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization.
Bring on the pictures of pies and fruits and zesters.
3 posted on 03/07/2007 10:25:55 AM PST by SunkenCiv (I last updated my profile on Thursday, February 19, 2007. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies ]


To: SunkenCiv

Most interesting. Thank goodness this area isn't threatened by a dam.


4 posted on 03/08/2007 7:01:05 PM PST by Ciexyz (Is the American voter smarter than a fifth grader?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson