Rashkan Fortress To Host Iranian And French Archaeologists
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www.chnpress.com Rashkan fortress, the spring capital during Parthian dynastic era (248 BC-224 AD), which was abandoned for years and changed into a garbage area, is preparing itself to welcome the second season of archeological excavations by attendance of Iranian and French archeologists. The first archeological excavation in Rashkan Fortress conducted last year led into discovery of the architectural remains of palace of Siavash, the Sassanian king. This discovery astonished archeologists who wrapped up the excavations to pick it up later. “Resuming archeological excavations in Rashkan fortress, the spring capital of Parthian kings and the kernel of ancient city of Ray, will reveal many unknown facts about this historic fortress,” said Hassan Fazeli Nashli, director of Research Center of Archeology Research Center. The second season of excavations is going to be conducted under supervision of Ghadir Afround, archeologist and former deputy director of Preservation and Restoration Department of Tehran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism Organization, who directed the first season of excavations as well. Mentioning the importance of discovery of Siavash palace in conception of archeologists and historians about the architectural formation of this palace, Afround said: “This architectural evidence is a historical fortress constructed with stones and mortar which was unearthed from piles of soil and civil rubbish. The palace is denoted to Siavash, sun of Mehran, the last Sassanian ruler in Ray which remained in use after invasion of Arabs to Iran in 651 AD and until the early Islamic centuries.” According to historical documents, Ray was the spring residential settlement of Parthian kings. However, the main question which has still remained unknown is that where was the center of this capital and where the magnificent palace of Parthian kings was located? Based on evidence, it is estimated that this historical palace must have been situated between today’s factories of cement and glycerin in city of Ray, southern Tehran. This way the mountain which has been invaded by the cement factory might have been once the location of spring capital of Parthian empires, which a large number of its historical remains have been demolished over time.
Evidence show that Raskhkan fortress underwent archeological excavations some 70 years ago by Professor Schmidt, German archeologists, which his sudden death in a plane crash did not let him to release the reports of this research.
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