TEHRAN-- A team of Iranian archaeologists has actually recently ended up an archaeological season on the Sassanid-era (224-- 651) Vigol fire temple in the city of Aran-Bidgol in main Isfahan province.As a part of the 2nd season of excavation at the fire temple, among the largest ancient websites in Isfahan province, important information on the spiritual architecture of the Sassanid age along with numerous engravings were discovered, stated Iranian archaeologist Mohsen Javari on Tuesday.Pottery pieces are the most substantial archeological findings of this area, he added.According to research studies carried out up until now, this area was populated during the Sassanid duration till completion of the Seljuk era (1037-- 1194), he mentioned.Experts state the architectural type of fire temples developed into the most common form of Sassanid religious architecture, relating closely to the growth and stabilization of Zoroastrianism under the Sassanid reign and continuing throughout the Islamic period thanks to its use in religious and holy structures such as mosques and tombs.The Sassanid age (224 CE-- 651) is of really high significance in the history of Iran.

Under Sassanids, Persian art and architecture experienced a general renaissance.

Architecture often took grandiose proportions, such as palaces at Ctesiphon, Firuzabad, and Sarvestan, which are amongst the highlights of the ensemble.Crafts such as metalwork and gem inscription grew extremely advanced, yet scholarship was motivated by the state.

In those years, works from both the East and West were equated into Pahlavi, the language of the Sassanians.Rock-carved sculptures and bas-reliefs on abrupt limestone cliffs are commonly deemed as qualities and striking relics of Sassanian art, top examples of which can be traced at Bishapur, Naqsh-e Rostam and Naqsh-e Rajab in southern Iran.In 2018, UNESCO added an ensemble of Sassanian historic cities in southern Iran-- entitled Sassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars Region -- to its World Heritage list.

The ensemble makes up eight archaeological sites situated in 3 geographical parts of Firuzabad, Bishapur, and Sarvestan.

It reflects the enhanced utilization of natural topography and attests to the influence of Achaemenid and Parthian cultural customs and Roman art, which later had a significant impact on the architecture and artistic styles of the Islamic era.The Sassanid historical landscape also represents a highly efficient system of land use and strategic usage of natural topography in the production of the earliest cultural centers of the Sassanid civilization.Aran-Bidgol is the entrance to the Maranjab desert and caravansary, which likewise draws countless domestic tourists each year.

The desert, which is a top location for off-roaders, leads to salt lake from the north, Band-e Rig and Desert National Park from the east, Masileh Desert, Hoz-e sultan, and Moreh Lakes from the west, and eventually Aran and Bidgol from the south.Situated in Isfahan province, the town is surrounded by desert from the north and east, and thus it has a common environment of hot and dry in summer, cold and dry in winter season, and very little rains during the year.ABU/ AM