Neolithic settlement unearthed in Iran
An archaeological team working on the Kelar Tepe believes that they have
found a Neolithic settlement on the prehistoric mound located in the
Kelaradsht region in Iran's northern province of Mazandaran. However they
have said that more tests are needed to determine an accurate date for the
site.
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"Excavations at the Rashak 3 Cave have uncovered an oven at a depth of 5 meters," team director Hamed Vahdatinasab said."We have also discovered shards in the oven, which are very similar to Neolithic pottery works," he added. Vahdatinasab said that Ezzatollah Negahban, the father of modern Iranian archaeology, had excavated the region about 40 years ago.