Shahr-e Yeri, a unique archaeological site in northwest Iran, is set to be turned into a “national heritage base”, a status that may bring more attention to the ancient city sometimes referred to as the “city of the mouthless”.
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Situated near Pirazman village of Meshkin Shahr, in Ardabil province, Shahr-e Yeri is one of the earliest settlements in the Iran and is estimated to be more than 6,000 years old.
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“The decision of establishing a national heritage base in Shahr-e Yeri was made after it faced many problems and followed warnings about the inappropriate state of the historical site,” ISNA reported.
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Shahr-e Yeri embraces an Iron-Age fortress, three prehistoric temples and 280 carved stones on which mouthless faces are depicted, all stretched across 400 hectares of several small hills.
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It is thought these stones were used as totems, worshipped by the inhabitants of Shahr’e Yeri before the collapse of the city after it fell to the Urartians.
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The dead were buries in megalithic tombs, the majority of which were found empty due to illegal excavations.
Shahr-e Yeri was inscribed on the list of National Heritage Sites in 1931.
Source: Tehran Times [August 09, 2018]
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