Excavations In Iran Unravel Mystery Of 'Red Snake'

boback · 22-02-08, 00:21

Excavations In Iran Unravel Mystery Of 'Red Snake' - New discoveries unearthed at an ancient frontier wall in Iran provide compelling evidence that the Persians matched the Romans for military might and engineering prowess. - sciencedaily.com 2/21/08

PDF file link: Secrets of the Red Snake - The great wall of Iran revealed - It is longer than Hadrian's Wall and the Antonine Wall taken together. It is over a thousand years older than the Great Wall of China as we know it today. It is of more solid construction than its ancient Chinese counterparts. It is the greatest monument of its kind between central Europe and China and it may be the longest brick, or stone, wall ever built in the ancient world. This wall is known as �The Great Wall of Gorgan� or �the Red Snake�. An international team of archaeologists has been at work on the snakelike monument and here they report on their findings. - Current Archaeology - Home 2/21/08

more info @:
http://www.shc.ed.ac.uk/staff/academ...nian_walls.pdf

omid_bl · 22-02-08, 00:28

wow
thousand years older than great wall of China.
loved the article
danke

boback · 22-02-08, 16:09

	Quote: Originally Posted by omid_bl
	wow thousand years older than great wall of China. loved the article danke

bazia eteghad daran ke in hamoon divary hast ke kouroshe gerami jeloye ghome yajoojoo va majooj ke ghomi vahshy boodan keshide..

iranmp3 · 22-02-08, 17:01

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