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224 historical monuments discovered in central Iranian city

Head of the archeological team Ali Asghar Mahmoudi Nasab said that the monuments are mainly belong to the Islamic period.

Mahmoudi Nasab added that the monuments include historical buildings, sites, caves, roads, mines, furnaces, graveyards and rock inscriptions from the Islamic era.

In addition, some pre-Islamic roads and rock inscriptions were found, he said.

Most of the monuments found along historical roads are cisterns and caravanserais, he said.

Also furnaces are mainly found in the margin of deserts due to the abundance of the vegetation that was used as the fuel.

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