INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
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
