Ancient city discovered in Persian Gulf Hinterland
Tehran, May 1, IRNA - Archaeological research works in eight ancient sites in the Persian Gulf hinterland revealed an ancient city belonging to the Ancient Persia which could be the ancient Govbandi.
The Public Relations Office of the Research Institute of Cultural Heritage and Tourism (RICHT) quoted Alireza Askari Chaverdi, head of the archeology team in Talle Porgou (Porgou Mound) in Hormuzgan Province, as saying on that archeological explorations were conducted with an aim of identifying the periods of settlement in the ancient sites of the city of Parsian in the province.
As the primary target of the plan he referred to the recognition of the ancient cultures in an area between east of Siraf, Assalouyeh and the ancient cultures of Parsian region and establishment of a reliable chronological base in the Persian Gulf coast.
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