TEHRAN - A historic severe stone engraving has been identified in the city of Abadeh, Fars province, Abolhassan Atabaki, a researcher said.Atabaki, who holds a PhD in History, has decoded the language of this engraving in close cooperation with the tourist guide Babak Parsa-Jam and Arash Namiranian.He told ISNA that the initial studies show that the inscription had been concealed in a little cave.Accordingly, the serious stone, which consists of the order of making a tomb, had actually been concealed from visitors purposely.
It is challenging to have access to it, he added.Atabaki discussed that the grave stone pertains to a rock grave or stone mass burial.He included that the paperwork of the freshly identified inscription, which is in Pahlavi script and relate to the late Sassanid era, has actually been given to the Fars Cultural Heritage Departments professional for a possible registration on the National Heritage List.The full reading of this inscription will be released in an article in the nations scientific journals soon.The writing of this inscription reveals that its date precedes the Pahlavi inscriptions of Kalat Bahman or Qaleh Gabari in this area.Babak Parsa-Jam, the tourist guide, stated this Pahlavi engraving is part of a brand-new identity of Abadeh city.
It can alter the history of the area, he added.Abadeh is the entrance gate of Fars province from the north.
Archeological excavations suggested that the history of settlement in existing Abadeh website go back to the First Millennium BC.
The area has actually been a location of settlement for caravans and trade route in between the north and south of Iran.KD.
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