Talle Zahhak on peak of prosperity in Parthian-Achaemenid era

According to archeological surveys, Talle Zahhak which experienced a period of high development in the Parthian, Achaemenid, Sassanid and early Islamic centuries, also enjoyed high importance in the Ilamite, the Achaemenid and the Seleucid Empire.

The Public Relations Office of the Research Institute of Cultural Heritage and Tourism (RICHT) quoted Mohammad Sadeq Roustayee, head of the archeology team, as saying on Tuesday that the Talle Zahhak area is 3 km south of the city of Fasa in Fars Province which was included in the national registration in 1310 (1931).

He added that although in the post-revolution period some archeological explorations were conducted in the area, however, no complete survey was conducted on it as an urban settlement.

The archaeologist noted that only in 1391 the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization conducted probe operations in the area to determine its limitation and privacy so it was necessary to implement systematic studies over that location.

He reiterated that with regard to the timing, budget, span of the area and its apparent position which had changed due to agricultural activities, the appropriate method was chosen in order to obtain maximum information.

The head of the archeology team further remarked that although it is soon to make any comment on the condition of settlement in that area, however, with regard to the dispersion of cultural materials the present span of the site could be estimated at about 600 hectares.

It seems that settlement steadily continued in the area from the fourth millennium BC up to the middle Islamic centuries which reached its peak in the Parthian, Sassanid and early Islamic centuries.

According to him, furthermore, by reliance on the surface findings, Talle Zahhak enjoyed special importance in the Ilamite, the Achaemenid and the Seleucid eras.

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