Iron Age museum
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The Iron Age Museum is a museum in Tabriz
, north-western Iran
, which covers an area of 28,290 m². It is located on the north, northwest and northeast of the Blue Mosque
, situated under the several sediments and geological strata from the floor of the existing mosque.
To conserve and restore the discovered wares and objects, a restoration workshop has been established. Each of discovered objects bears its own certification.
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All the burials were of the contracted type with different positions. The graves of babies were plain and adolescence’s were in square shape with two potteries.
Tabriz
Tabriz is the fourth largest city and one of the historical capitals of Iran and the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. Situated at an altitude of 1,350 meters at the junction of the Quri River and Aji River, it was the second largest city in Iran until the late 1960s, one of its former...
, north-western Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
, which covers an area of 28,290 m². It is located on the north, northwest and northeast of the Blue Mosque
Blue Mosque
Blue Mosque may refer to:* Blue Mosque, Tabriz, Iran, 1465* Rawze-e-Sharif, Mazari Sharif, Afghanistan, 1512* Sultan Ahmed Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey, 1616* Blue Mosque, Yerevan, Armenia, 1766* Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Mosque, Shah Alam, Malaysia, 1982...
, situated under the several sediments and geological strata from the floor of the existing mosque.
History
Through the construction of the Blue Mosque, in 1997 the remains of pre-historical cemetery have been discovered. The first season of archaeological survey has been done by Nosrat-Ollah Motamedi. Among the 38 graves of Iron Age, two couple skeleton with the objects buried with them, kept in Azerbaijan Museum have been discovered. Following the first season, four seasons of survey done by Ali Reza Hazbaei Nobari began in 2000. Simultaneously with the surveys, conserving and restoration of the skeletons, animal remains such as teeth and horns, the wares, metal objects started.To conserve and restore the discovered wares and objects, a restoration workshop has been established. Each of discovered objects bears its own certification.
Burying and skeletons
The most important remains of Blue Mosque site are graves belong to the 1st millennium BC (during the Iron AgeIron Age
The Iron Age is the archaeological period generally occurring after the Bronze Age, marked by the prevalent use of iron. The early period of the age is characterized by the widespread use of iron or steel. The adoption of such material coincided with other changes in society, including differing...
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All the burials were of the contracted type with different positions. The graves of babies were plain and adolescence’s were in square shape with two potteries.