Burnt City's by shervin19

Zabol - Iran, S¿stån va Baløchestån Shahr-e Sūkhté (meaning "Burnt City"), also spelled as Shahr-e Sukhteh and Shahr-i Shōkhta, is an archaeological site of a sizable Bronze Age urban settlement, associated with the Jiroft culture. It is located in Sistan and Baluchistan Province, the southeastern part of Iran, on the bank of the Helmand River, near the Zahedan-Zabol road. A proposal is submitted to include it in the World Heritage List of UNESCO.

Uploaded: May, 25 2010 | Taken: Feb, 01 2008| Viewed: 31 times  | 7 votes Camera: Sony Ericsson | Model: W700i | Exposure 1/2500s, ISO 100 | SW: R1CA021 prgCXC1250516_CHINA_CR 2.3

farnaz - May, 26 2010 04:05am the fist artficial eye had been found here,the fist brain surgary,and also the world's fist animation has been found in this place! shervin19 - May, 26 2010 12:05pm Some paleoanthropologists believe that mothers in the Burnt City had social and financial prominence. 5000 year-old insignias, made of river pebbles and believed to belong only to distinguished inhabitants of the city, were found in the graves of some female citizens. Some believe the female owners of the insignias used them to place their seal on valuable documents. Others believe the owners may have used the seal to indicate their lofty status in society. shervin19 - May, 26 2010 12:05pm No WEAPON!!!!!!!!!! No weapon has ever been discovered at the site, suggesting the peaceful nature of the residents. eirekay - May, 27 2010 07:05pm This is so impressive! I never knew - thanks for sharing! leillli - May, 31 2010 03:05pm interesting information