800-year-old watermill found in Iran
A 13th-century watermill has been unearthed during the sixth season of excavations at Bisotun in Iran's western Kermanshah province.
Apart from the watermill, which archeologists believe was in use until the Qajar era, pieces of a millstone and a hawk bell used to warn millers were found.
Excavations also yielded a knife grinder, a tallow burner and clay plates belonging to Ilkhanid era along with a bone awl.
In the sixth season of Bisotun excavations, the walls of the Sassanid Khosrow Palace and its eastern gateway which is decorated with stone carvings were also uncovered.
Bisotun, which has been under professional excavations since 1971, was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2006.
Apart from the watermill, which archeologists believe was in use until the Qajar era, pieces of a millstone and a hawk bell used to warn millers were found.
Excavations also yielded a knife grinder, a tallow burner and clay plates belonging to Ilkhanid era along with a bone awl.
In the sixth season of Bisotun excavations, the walls of the Sassanid Khosrow Palace and its eastern gateway which is decorated with stone carvings were also uncovered.
Bisotun, which has been under professional excavations since 1971, was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2006.
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