Iranian, British archaeologists search for remains of Gorgan Wall

EghtesadOnline: The connection of defensive structures of North Khorasan with the defensive wall of Gorgan has caused the Iranian and British archaeologists to search for the defensive structures of North Khorasan, Research Institute of the Cultural Heritage and Tourism (RICHT) reported.

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27 November 2016

According to the Public Relations Office of the Research Institute of Cultural Heritage and Tourism, head of the archaeological team Meysam Labaf Khaniki said to this end a group of Iranian and British archeologists examined strategic points of the North Khorasan wall and made speculations in Arg-e Foroud Kalat and in one of the towers of the defensive wall of Kalat.

According to IRNA, the Public Relations Office of RICHT quoted Khaniki as saying that exploration in a small-scale speculation in the interior of one of the Kalat’s towers resulted in the discovery of three types of coal, which provided a proper opportunity for dating the absolute time of the operation of the wall and towers attaching to it.

The archaeologist noted that survey and identification of a consistent complex of the walls, towers and defensive castles in this region is indicative of its strategic importance and also taking advantage of defensive structures in the completion of the natural wall of Hezar Masjed (Thousand Mosques).

Khaniki concluded by saying that after the survey of the region all the architectural features were registered, adding that it is hoped that with the compilation of the final report a new horizon would be opened for the identification of the defensive structures of North Khorasan and its eastern continuation to Gorgan defensive wall.

The favorable geographical conditions of northeast of Iran and the fertility of the plains at the foot of the mountains or between the heights have provided an appropriate ground for human settlement. Meanwhile, existence of ancient Neolithic Age zones up to the contemporary era in the northern strip of Khorasan Province is indicative of the importance and desirability of the area for the selection of location and human settlement.