Tehran, YJC. In their recent excavations, the Persepolis waterway exploration team have discovered a new duct.
The new archeological excavation season has started with the
discovery of a new waterway, said the head of the Persepolis waterways exploration
team.
Ali Assadi maintained "This waterway is in the reservoir
section with a slope over 30 degrees and it is meant to have lead water from
the reservoir floor out to the open.”
He added "Twenty days ago we started the new round of
exploration in search of the Persepolis waterways in order to clarify the
situations of the reservoir section of the Persepolis and to resolve the water
accumulation in this part at raining times. One of the important results was
the discovery of a new outlet to the south of the Persepolis throne which would
directly lead the water from the reservoir floor out of the premises. The canal
stretches for 50 meters from the reservoir to the southern wall with a steep
slope of over 30 degrees.”
Pointing out that the current excavation season will last
until September 6, Assadi estimated that two more seasons are needed in order
to fully explore the Persepolis waterways and find out the still hidden
structures.