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Newly discovered Sasanian rock engravings depict mountain goat horses in southern Iran

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Newly discovered ‘Sasanian’ rock engravings depict mountain goat, horses in southern Iran​

TEHRAN – Needle-engraved rock art depicting a mountain goat and horses dating to the Sasanian period (224–651 CE) have recently been found on the rocky outcrops of the Marvdasht Plain in southern Iran.

Newly discovered ‘Sasanian’ rock engravings depict mountain goat, horses in southern Iran

Rock art Tiny Sasanian bird motif discovered in southern Iran

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Rock art: Tiny Sasanian bird motif discovered in southern Iran​

TEHRAN – Archaeologist Abolhasan Atabaki has reported the discovery of what he describes as the smallest known bird motif from the Sasanian period, measuring just 3 by 2 centimeters and engraved on the rocks of the Marvdasht Plain in Fars province, southern Iran.

Rock art: Tiny Sasanian bird motif discovered in southern Iran