“Shards dating back from before the Christian era to the Islamic era have been discovered during the documentation of the historic citadel and the removal of rubble,” added Ahmadi.
The Bam Citadel and the city of Bam were almost entirely destroyed by a devastating earthquake on December 26, 2003.
“The shards could be a good source for archaeologists to study the various periods of human settlement in the citadel,” Ahmadi said.
In addition, experts have established a storage area for earthenware discovered in the rubble, she announced.
Archaeologists have also discovered 49 bodies of children buried in the Bam Citadel’s walls during their excavations.
When Nasratoddoleh Farmanfarma, also known as Prince Firuz Mirza, was appointed as the ruler of Kerman during the Qajar era, former ruler Aqa Khan could not accept the new circumstances, and he and his followers barricaded themselves in the Bam Citadel.
Farmanfarma surrounded the citadel to quell the rebellion. So, the people had to bury their dead children in the walls during the siege of the citadel.
The ruined Bam Citadel, 200 kilometers south of Kerman, had been made entirely of mud bricks, clay, straw, and trunks of palm trees.
It is thought that it was originally built during the Sassanid era (226-651 C.E.) and was expanded in later periods, particularly during the Safavid era (1501-1722).
The citadel had been partly renovated several times before the earthquake.
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