Tangeh Bolaghi
registered national heritage site of Iran
Tangeh Bolāghi, also transliterated as Tange-ye Bolāghi (Persian: تنگه بلاغی), or Bolāghi Gorge, is an archaeologically significant valley consisting of 130 ancient settlements, dating back to the period between 5000 BCE and the Sasanian era (224–651 CE). It is situated in Iran's southern province of Fars, some 7 kilometres from Pasargadae. This is the valley of the Polvar River, a tributary to Kor River.
Archaeological research since 2005 have discovered a section of the Royal Road (Rāh-e Shāhi – راه شاهی) connecting Pasargadae to Persepolis, Susa and other regions of the Persian Empire up to Sardis. Excavations have provided archaeologists with a unique insight into the lives of the people living in the Achaemenid era.
Archaeology
Prior to Sivand Dam being completed in 2007, rescue archaeology was conducted in the area.
In May 2005, archaeologists unearthed a complete human skeleton at one of the excavation sites, thought to date back to the Sasanian era (224–651). The skeleton, found in a squatting position, is of an adult man. An earthenware item was also found at this site which is considered to be the largest ancient earthenware of its kind ever found in Iran. In April 2006, this find was overshadowed by the discovery of the 7000-years old skeleton of a young woman dating from the Tall-e Bakun Era (the fifth and fourth millennia BC) by a joint Iranian-German team of archaeologists in the same area.
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