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January-March 2010 JOURNAL OF EURASIAN STUDIES Volume II., Issue 1. _____________________________________________________________________________________ IINDONESIIA Archaeology Yogyakarta Prehistoric Legacy Conservation Center (BP3) office has started preparing excavation plans for a recently found archeological structure, believed to be part of an ancient temple, in the compound of the Indonesian Islamic University (UII), Yogyakarta. Construction workers using a backhoe had come across a stone structure that appeared to be part of an ancient temple, at a depth of about 3 meters, while digging foundations for a new library building at the university on in Sleman regency on Friday. The Jakarta Post (Dec. 15, 2009) http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/12/15/conservati on-center-prepares-excavate- %E2%80%98temple%E2%80%99-site.html Archaeology The Archeological Heritage Preservation Board (BP3) of Yogyakarta has confirmed that a site discovered at the Indonesian Islamic University (UII), Yogyakarta, used to be a shrine, not a bathing facility (petirtaan). The leader of the excavation team, Budhy Sancoyo, said, however, to which religion the shrine belonged and when it was built could not yet be determined because no important leads had been found so far. On the second excavation day, the team succeeded in unearthing the shrine`s main gate which was 50 cm in width, a 6x6 meters wide main yard and a 60 cm wide entrance. Antara News (Dec. 21, 2009) http://www.antara.co.id/en/news/1261411521/archeological -team-finds-ancient-shrine-in-yogyakarta Archaeology A statue of Nandi, the sacred bull that carried the Hindu god Shiva, was discovered on Wednesday among the ruins of what is believed to be an ancient temple at an excavation site in Yogyakarta. Indung Panca Putra, the head of the excavation team from the Yogyakarta Antiquities and Relics Conservation Agency, said the discovery of the statue, which in Hindu mythology is said to embody sexual energy and fertility, meant that the team would now continue its work until Jan. 20. The Jakarta Globe (Jan. 6, 2010) http://thejakartaglobe.com/news/sacred-statue-uncoveredat-site-of-ancient-hindu-temple-in-yogyakarta/351256 Archaeology A megalithic settlement has recently been unearthed at Skendal village, 10 kilometers from the town of Pagaralam in South Sumatra. Irfan Wintarto, an official at the Lahat Culture and Tourism Agency's Historical and Archeological Preservation Department, said local residents had discovered around 36 types of rocks on a 150-by-300-meter plot in the middle of a 2-hectare coffee plantation. The site is currently being investigated by the Archeological Region Conservation and Heritage Center (BPPP). "The findings are believed to date back to around 5,000 B.C.," Irfan said. The Jakarta Post (Feb. 17, 2010) http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/02/17/megalithi c-site-found-south-sumatra.html IIRAN Archaeology A villager has stumbled upon an ancient site near Iran's Parishan Lake located southeast of Kazeroun in the southern province of Fars. A local farmer found huge ancient jars and columns of a fortress while expanding his agricultural lands near the lake. Primary studies showed that the fortress was built during the Sassanid era and the jar was part of the Zoroastrian burials once containing the remains of the dead. The jar was spotted in the walls of the fortress and no skeletons were found in it, Mehr News Agency reported. _____________________________________________________________________________________ © Copyright Mikes International 2001-2010 22
January-March 2010 JOURNAL OF EURASIAN STUDIES Volume II., Issue 1. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Press TV (Dec. 7, 2009) http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=113105&sectionid=351 020105 Archaeology Iranian archeologists have found more than 200 ancient sites in the country's western Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari Province. "Excavations in Ardal town yielded some 212 sites dating back from the Middle Paleolithic to the Qajar eras," said head of the archeology team Alireza Khosrozadeh. The team also found shards of pottery, stone pieces, cemeteries and ancient sites located on natural mounds. According to Khosrozadeh, the majority of the discovered sites inhabited nomadic tribes of ancient Persia as well as Elamite and Islamic periods. Press TV (Dec. 16, 2009) http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=113906&sectionid=351 020105 Archaeology A team of archaeologists has stumbled upon an ancient coffin bearing a skeleton of a child buried in a Parthian mound in Khuzestan Province, southwestern Iran. The team, which had previously been assigned to demarcate the site, found the coffin in mid December after the recent heavy rainfall removed the earth from the coffin, Khuzestan Cultural Heritage Enthusiasts Society (Taryana) spokesman Mojtaba Gahestuni told the Persian service of the Mehr News Agency on Saturday. An intact pottery jar and several other artifacts were also buried along with the child in the coffin, he added. Tehran Times (Jan. 10, 2010) http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=211251 Archaeology Once again pre-Islamic Iranian heritage faces destruction, this time the victim is the famous historical platform known as the Anahita Temple, in the township of Kangavar in Kermanshah Province. The damages have been caused by construction activities including excavations for concrete-footings on the ancient platform, reported the Persian service of Mehr News on Sunday. The construction has outraged archaeologists and cultural enthusiasts who are voicing their concerns over the destruction. Circle of Ancient Iranian Studies (Jan. 20, 2010) http://www.caissoas.com/news/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=109:sections-of-anahita-temple-at-kangavardestroyed-by-new-construction-&catid=38 Archaeology The discovery of fragments of ancient cuneiform tablets – hidden in a British Museum storeroom since 1881 – has sparked a diplomatic row between the UK and Iran. In dispute is a proposed loan of the Cyrus cylinder, one of the most important objects in the museum's collection, and regarded by some historians as the world's first human rights charter. The Iranian government has threatened to "sever all cultural relations" with Britain unless the artefact is sent to Tehran immediately. Guardian (Jan. 24, 2010) http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/jan/24/cyruscylinder-iran-museum-row Archaeology The Achaemenid dynastic structure known as the Ka’aba of Zoroaster is on the verge of collapse due to escalating earth sinkage at the ancient site of Naqsh-e Rostam in Fars Province. The measured earth sinkage previously reported by experts was five centimetres, but a new survey shows that this amount has increased over the past few days, the Persian service of the Mehr News Agency reported on Monday. Experts believe that the occurrence may lead to the destruction of 2500 _____________________________________________________________________________________ © Copyright Mikes International 2001-2010 23
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