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Wednesday, 27th April 2005 (4341 views)

A collection of ancient gold has been discovered in Iran.<br/><br/>The three kilograms worth of 2,500 year-old gold was found when archaeologists were digging in ancient palace ruins in Southern Iran.<br/><br/>Head of the Iranian excavation team, Eshan Yaghmai, commented: "We have found three folded plates of very pure gold for the first time in the area.<br/><br/>"Once unfolded, there is a chance that we see inscriptions on the plates that give invaluable information about the kings who built the palace."<br/><br/>Mr Yaghmai has been digging for years at the Achaemenid palace of Bardak Siah in the Bushehr province and believes the 24-carat gold could not have been used for common purposes.<br/><br/>The plates are now being sent to Tehran for further examination.<img alt="track" src="http://directnews.dehavilland.co.uk/dn.gif?feedid=196&itemid=8369960"/>

 

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