Lead Discovered In Iran's Kelardasht Mound

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                                         Lead discovered in Iran's Kelardasht Mound






Fri, 06 Mar 2009
Mazandaran Province
Iran
 
 


Kelardasht archeological site in Iran

 

The second phase of archeological excavations of Iran's Kelardasht Mound has led to the discovery of earthenware which contains lead.

“The lead was found in a metal ring in the earthenware,” said head of the archaeology team in Kelardasht in Mazandaran province, Mehdi Mousavi, on Thursday.

According to Mousavi, the latest study conducted on the ring revealed that almost 95 percent of the ring contained lead.

“Finding lead in the Iron Age layer is one of those rare discoveries. It is the first time archeologists have discovered such a thing,” he explained.

Mousavi further pointed out that the studies conducted on the artifact will be published in an article in the near future.

Mousavi declared that the third phase of archeological excavations in Kelardasht will begin in July 2009.

The Kelardasht Mound holds the key to the past mysteries of the southern shores of the Caspian Sea.



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