Iranian archeologists hail find of relics built more than 5500 years ago.

[Jitendra Hydonus]

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/491536/Iranian-archeologists-hail-find-of-relics-built-more-than-5500

[Jitendra Hydonus]

TEHRAN – Archaeologists have unearthed some treasured ruins estimated to date from 4400 BC to 3500 BC.

They identified remnants of mills, water supply channels, pottery kilns, and cellars for storing provisions in a site famed as Shahr-e Qumis in northcentral Iran, ISNA reported.
Situated near Damghan, an ancient city in Semnan province, Shahr-e (“the City of”) Qumis was allegedly one of the capitals of the Parthian Empire (247 BC – 224 CE).
The discovery was made after years of field research after Kourosh Roustaei, a senior Iranian archaeologist, said the history of human settlement in Shahr-e Qumis may go far deeper in time from what previous excavations suggested decades ago.
“According to preliminary observations, this pre-historic settlement dates from the second half of the fifth millennium BC to the first half of the fourth millennium BC, which is in accordance with the cultural sequence known for the northeast region of the Iranian plateau…,” said Roustaei who had conducted rounds of survey at the site. “However, since the excavations in all areas of this huge site have not been completed yet, it is likely that evidence for other pre-historic stages to come to light during subsequent rounds of excavations.”