\u201cThe remains are found in an ancient floodway used to keep residential places safe from floodwaters,\u201d IRNA quoted a tourism official as saying on Saturday.<\/p>\n
A team of archaeologists will soon be dispatched to the region, which nears Tall-e Hassanabad, an ancient archaeological hill, westward the city of Meybod.<\/p>\n
He, however, didn\u2019t provide further details on the remnants.<\/p>\n
Evidence suggest that that the animal remains are \u201cmost probably\u201d date back to prehistoric time, the official said, adding \u201cSimilar remains were also found in [the nearby region of] Barjin in [the Iranian calendar year] 1391 (March 2002-March 2003) but at that time archaeological surveys were not continued as no other remains found.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meybod is located in the middle of the Iranian plateau, some 50 kilometers north of the historical city of Yazd.<\/p>\n
Tehrantimes.com<\/p>\n
January 28, 2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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