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years.During their excavations conducted on the site of Kalat-e Yavor in North Khorasan province, archaeologists have found evidence of
architecture and a cemetery, which dates back to some 4,500 years ago, ISNA reported on Thursday.Supervised by the Research Institute of
Cultural Heritage - Tourism, the archaeological excavation revealed brief evidence of architecture and extensive burial structures related
to the third millennium BC in an area of over seven hectares, the report added.Situated on the southeastern edge of the Bojnord plain,
Kalat-e Yavor is a Bronze Age site where there are signs of settlement since the third millennium BC, archaeologist Kourosh Mohammadkhani
said.The evidence obtained from the archeo-geophysical investigations by the magnetometry method in this ancient place shows the extent and
high capacity of this ancient place for conducting archaeological studies, the archaeologist added.The Bronze and Iron Age is one of the
most significant and complicated cultural periods in Iran, which can be attributed to various episodes of migration, the rise of the
earliest states, the discovery of new metals and the significantly changed interactions
The respective locations are characterized primarily by grey/black ware, cast vessels, absence or lack of painted ware, extracurricular
cemeteries, and the occurrence of iron artifacts.The technological advancements in pottery, tools, and metal objects as well as the
emergence of monumental architectural plans during the late Bronze and early Iron periods are the most obvious examples of the dramatic
changes in ancient societies.Other notable adjustments to burial practices were made on the Iranian plateau and in most of Western Asia as
the advent of urbanism permanently ended the long-standing custom of intramural burial and replaced it with the interment of the dead in
distinct extramural cemeteries, which were typically located outside of the populated areas.Home to many other kinds of historical tombs
such as tomb towers and rack-hewn tombs, Iran is heaven for cemetery enthusiasts and grave hunters.AFM
