Iranian media reported last week that a team from the Kermanshah University of Science and Technology will work with archaeologists to excavate an ancient Parthian settlement at the World Heritage Site of Bistun.
"Last [Iranian] year under the directorship of archaeologist Mehdi Rhabar we focused our research on the Sasanian dynastic palace, and the outcome will be published in due course. In the process we have carried out a survey and opened a number of trenches on the nearby slope, which have been proven to be Parthian and will be our research objective for the next year [Iranian year]", said the director of the Bistun Archaeological Research Centre, David Daneshian.
Bistun, in western Iran , is located on an ancient trade route between Iran and Mesopotamia . The site also contains remains from prehistoric, Median, Achaemenid, Sasanian, and Ilkhanid periods. Bistun has been plagued by vandalism and plundering in the past. It was registered as a World Heritage Site in July 2006.
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