TEHRAN –Archaeologists have recently unearthed some six kilometers of a ruined historical wall in northern Iran.

The historical barrier was found in a rural district adjacent to Sari, the capital of Mazandaran province, ISNA reported on Sunday.

A cultural heritage team led by archaeologist Mohammad Mortezai unearthed and documented some six kilometers of a historical during their first season of the excavation, the report said.

“The width of this wall reaches up to 35 meters in some parts, which consist of two stacks,” Mortezai said.

Answering a question about the age of the barrier, the archaeologist said: “We have not yet reached any conclusions about the historical period of this wall. In fact, more speculation and research is needed to analyze the whole structure of the wall and its age.”

Traditional mortar and rubble constitute the majority of the material used for the construction of the wall… And according to the available evidence, this wall continues towards the northeast, the expert explained.

“We hope to obtain comprehensive information about the barrier, its structure, and historical period during the second archaeological season,” he concluded.

The archaeological excavation was supervised by the Research Institute for Cultural Heritage and Tourism.

Kilometers away, in a northeast direction, lies the ruins of another ancient barrier, which is named the Great Wall of Gorgan. Also known as Red Wall, which in some ancient texts is referred to as the Red Snake, is widely celebrated as the longest brick ancient barrier between Central Europe and China, longer than Hadrian’s Wall and the Antonine Wall put together and the third-largest wall in the world after the walls of China and Germany.

With its rich history, Mazandaran (also known as Tabarestan) has been the cradle of civilization since the early 1st millennium BC. According to Encyclopaedia Britannica, it was built around AD. In 720, it was captured by Arab invaders.

Its secure eastern and southeastern borders were crossed by Mongol invaders in the 13th and 14th centuries. The Cossacks attacked the area in 1668 but were repulsed. Although ceded to the Russian Empire by treaty in 1723, the Russians were never protected from occupation. This area was returned to Iran during the Qajar dynasty. The northern part of the region consists of the lowlands along the Caspian Sea and the high mountains on the northern slopes of the Alborz Mountains.

The Neolithic, also called the New Stone Age, is the last period of prehistoric human cultural evolution or technological development. It is characterized by grinding or stone-grinding, dependence on domesticated animals and plants, the permanent settlement of villages, and the emergence of crafts such as pottery and weaving. Neolithic Age After the Paleolithic or Age of Broken Stone, before the Bronze Age or Early Metal Age.

The northern part of the Mazandaran region consists of the lowlands along the Caspian Sea and the high mountains on the northern slopes of the Alborz Mountains. The coastal plains are dominated by swampy wastelands and the mountains are covered with gravel. The climate is consistently subtropical and humid, with very hot summers.

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